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Giraldus Cambrensis
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Giraldus Cambrensis [dʒɪˈrældəs kæmˈbrɛnsɪs]
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(Biographies / Giraldus Cambrensis (?1146-?1223) M, Welsh, RELIGION: clergyman, HISTORY: chronicler) literary name of Gerald de Barri. ?1146-?1223, Welsh chronicler and churchman, noted for his accounts of his travels in Ireland and Wales
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Geraldus Cambrensis, in his 1186 History and Topography of Ireland (Penguin), describes half of the little island as "most agreeable and delightful, as well as beyond measure glorious for the visitation of angels and the multitude of the saints who visibly frequent it.
These souls are made for walking: the mysterious pull of pilgrimages ... by Farrell, Michael J. / U.S. Catholic
The list comprises primarily historians, including Bede, Higden, William of Malmesbury, Henry Huntington, Gildas, John of Salisbury, and Geraldus Cambrensis, but the first item is 'legenda sancta Edithe virginis'.
Fifteenth-century English Collections of Female Saints' Lives by Edwards, A.S.G. / Yearbook of English Studies
 
 
 
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