Saint gilbert of sempringham biography definition
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The Life of St Gilbert
A narrow track from the main road in the Lincolnshire village of Sempringham leads eventually to the tiny church dedicated to St.
Andrew.
Saint gilbert of sempringham biography definition
Standing on a hilltop and noticably isolated are the visible remains where St. Gilbert of Sempringham began his work which resulted in the only English monastic order for nuns, canons,lay brothers and sisters being founded. Little may be known about him but his influence, even after some 900 years has not been forgotten.
Gilbert was the eldest son of Jocelyn, a Norman knight and his low born Anglo-saxon wife.
He was born between 1083-89,(in most biographies it is 1083), his mother had a vision that he would be special before his birth. It was a time within memory of the Norman invasion of England and he was half Norman half Saxon.
He is said to have been born with some form of disability and a variety of suggestions have been made as to the