The Churches of Coventry
A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains
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The Churches of Coventry, subtitled A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains, is a book by Frederic W. Woodhouse. The preface names Dugdale's Antiquities of Warwickshire and a work by Thomas Sharp, edited by W.G. Fretton (1871), as the principal authorities for the history of Coventry and its churches. The text says the church of the monastery founded by Earl Leofric and the Countess Godiva was dedicated by Edsi, Archbishop of Canterbury, on 4th October, 1043.
The text says Leofwin, who was first abbot with twenty-four monks under his rule, ten years after became Bishop of Lichfield. The text says the pious Godiva gave all the gold and silver which she had to make crosses, images, and other adornments for the church and its services. A large marble monument has medallion portraits of two ladies, Dame Mary Bridgeman and Mrs. Eliza Samwell.
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- Frederic W. Woodhouse
- Pages
- 129
- Language
- English
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- European History
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