Royalty, Murder and a Sidetrack
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1h 13m
Saints Diuma, Wystan, Guthlac and... Chad. We were puzzled. Who were these people? Chad we knew, but the others? – and Eormenhild, Werburgh, Aelfritha and Edburga? And why did John Betjeman famously describe Repton crypt as ‘holy air encased in stone’? Derby Cathedral published a book 'Saints of Derbyshire' last November, containing fascinating stories about saintly people connected with the county and diocese, written by Simon Taylor and Jo Simister, with illustrations. Simon would like to talk about how the gospel reached Derbyshire and seven Saxon saints connected with Repton, with a working title 'Royalty, Murder and a Sidetrack'.
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