This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Our Lady's Dowry and the Reformation's Impact on Mary Devotion
A historical reflection traces England's Marian devotion from the 12th century peak to decline during the Reformation. It notes Cockersands Abbey and other monasteries, their relics, the practice of gaude candles, and the role of the Mary priest in a vivid devotional culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Mather
Mary
England
Arandel
Ve 4
Engl
Geoffry
Dun Scotus
Eas
Seum
Edmund the Martyr
St. Thomas’ Hospital
Rome
St. George B
Joe
Edmund
God
Lancaster
Lancashire
Irish Sea
Cockersands Abbey
Cockersands
Christopher
Leicester
William de ‘Baron
Clement
Kersands
Ig Peent
Our Lady of Sa
Ees
Maccatine
Our Lady’s
Conkerham
St Helen’s
Garstang
Christ
Epara
Hugh de Pourte
Oury
John Baret
Bury
Our Lady’s Digest