St. Botulph (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Herbert Thurston · 1913
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St. Botulph, or Botolph, was abbot, date of birth unknown, dead about 680. This entry follows the saint whose name lives on in the American city of Boston, Massachusetts. He was certainly a historical personage, though the story of his life is very confused and unsatisfactory. What we know of him comes mainly from Folcard's short biography — Folcard was a monk of St. Bertin and abbot of Thorney, writing in the eleventh century.
According to Folcard, Botulph's parents were noble Saxons and Christians, and he was sent with his brother Adulph to the Continent for study. Adulph remained abroad, where he is said to have become bishop of Utrecht, though his name occurs in no ancient list. Returning to England, Botulph won the favour of a certain Ethelmund, king of the southern Angles, whose sisters were known to him from Germany. Ethelmund permitted him to choose a site for his monastery.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Herbert Thurston |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 4 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |