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Wednesday, October 8th, 2025
the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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Bedlam
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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Originally a lunatic asylum in London, so named from the priory "Bethlehem" in Bishopsgate, first appropriated to the purpose, Bedlam being a corruption of the name Bethlehem.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Bedlam'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/bedlam.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Bedlam'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/bedlam.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.