Historical figure

Henry VIII

spoliateur des biens monastiques

2 saints linked

Saint Erkenwald

• 7th century

Son of a king of the Heptarchy, Erkonwald founded the monasteries of Chertsey and Barking before becoming Bishop of Lond…

• 7th century

Daughter of the King of Mercia in the 7th century, Saint Werburg refused suitors to dedicate herself to God at the monas…