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Botolph, Saint

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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Abbot; died c680 He was educated on the Continent and returning to England founded a monastery at Icanhoe, at times identified with Boston (Botulph's town), in Lincolnshire (hence Boston, Massachusetts). His name also survived in Bossal, Yorkshire; Botesdale, Suffolk; and Botolph, Huntingdon and Sussex. Patron of over 50 ancient Catholic (now Protestant) churches, in England, mostly in Norfolk and Suffolk; three are in the City of London. Relics at Thorney, Westminster, and Ely. Feast, June 17,.

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Entry for 'Botolph, Saint'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​b/botolph-saint.html. 1910.
 
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