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Title: St. William of York Post by: CyrilSebastian on November 16, 2014, 08:36:09 PM William became a priest and about 1130 he was canon and treasurer of York in England.
In 1142 he was elected Archbishop of York at the insistence of the king. St. William devoted himself to prayer and mortification at Winchester till 1153. Title: Re: St. William of York Post by: Shin on November 22, 2014, 07:56:29 PM St. William of York, pray for us! :D
Title: Re: St. William of York Post by: Neopelagianus on December 10, 2014, 11:09:40 AM St. William of York, pray for us! :D Ah yes! York Minster is a wonderful place, and indeed St. William is blessed by God, and in return, the archdiocese that he took care of. Neopelagianus Title: Re: St. William of York Post by: CyrilSebastian on March 20, 2019, 06:34:04 PM William's mother Emma was the half-sister of King William I of England.
Pope Eugene III suspended William of York. In 1147 William was deposed as Archbishop of York. Title: Re: St. William of York Post by: CyrilSebastian on January 17, 2024, 05:25:28 PM William of York was the son of Count Herbert, who was treasurer to King Henry I of England. |