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Lanfranc (c. 1010–1089)Italian archbishop of Canterbury from 1070. Following the Norman Conquest, he was the adviser of William (I) the Conqueror. As archbishop he rebuilt Canterbury Cathedral, replaced English clergy with Normans, enforced clerical celibacy, and separated the ecclesiastical from the secular courts. His skill in theological controversy did much to secure the church's adoption of the doctrine of transubstantiation. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1070-89, was extremely fond of splendid liturgical garments, and is reported to have given Christ Church, Canterbury, several copes that survived for centuries. Later that century, Lanfranc, who then held the See of Canterbury, worried that Alphege should not be given liturgical honors as a martyr because he did not die for the faith but as the result of a drunken rage. Lanfranc, a later Norman appointee to the See, suppressed his cult among the local people, but was persuaded to reinstate it because St. |
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