Abbot Gallery

English Cathedrals - The Cloister- Gloucester

English Cathedrals - The Cloister- Gloucester - View along high vaulted corridor. Part of Box 144 Boswell .Collection Wardle records that in 1058 Ealdred, Bishop of Worcester at the time, rebuilt the church of St Peter. The foundations of the present church were laid by Abbot Serlo (10721104). Walter Frocester (d. 1412) the abbey's historian, became its first mitred abbot in 1381. Until 1541, Gloucester lay in the see of Worcester, but the separate see was then constituted, with John Wakeman, last abbot of Tewkesbury, as its first bishop. Date: circa 1900

© The Boswell Collection, Bexley Heritage Trust / Mary Evans

Romanesque Art. Spain. Chest of Saint Aemilian of Cogolla. I

Romanesque Art. Spain. Chest of Saint Aemilian of Cogolla. Middle of 11th century. Decorated with ivory carvings that represents his life. Relief depicting the capture of the Cantabria by Leovigildo, 574. Sacristy of the Monastery of Yusho. San Millan de la Cogolla. La Rioja.

© Thaliastock / Mary Evans

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Saint Agnellus

Saint AGNELLUS (Agnello) Italian hermit, abbot of San Gaudioso, one of the patrons of Napoli (Naples) ; besides protecting the city, he is credited with many miracles. Date: ? - circa 596

© Mary Evans Picture Library

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