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8th JUNE: ST WILLIAM OF YORK

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1. William Fitzherbert (St William of York), a relative of King Stephen of England, was Archbishop from 1141 to 1147 and from 1153 to 1154.

Born in the late 11th century, and ordained priest,
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2. he was Minster’s Treasurer at York before being elected Archbishop in 1141 by the majority of the Chapter. From the start, William faced opposition from the Cistercians, who after the election of the Cistercian Pope Eugene III, had William deposed
3. in favour of the Cistercian Henry Murdac, the Abbot of Fountains Abbey.

From 1147 until 1153, William settled at Winchester Cathedral Priory for a life of prayer and penance.
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