Richeldis de Faverches
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Richeldis de Faverches was a devout Saxon
noblewoman. According to Roman Catholic and Anglican belief, Richeldis de Faverches had a vision in which the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to her in 1061 in the village of Walsingham
in Norfolk, England. Richeldis had a Holy House built in Walsingham, which became a Marian shrine and place of pilgrimage for people to pay tribute to Our Lady of Walsingham
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Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
noblewoman. According to Roman Catholic and Anglican belief, Richeldis de Faverches had a vision in which the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to her in 1061 in the village of Walsingham
Walsingham
Walsingham is a village in the English county of Norfolk. The village is famed for its religious shrines in honour of the Virgin Mary and as a major pilgrimage centre...
in Norfolk, England. Richeldis had a Holy House built in Walsingham, which became a Marian shrine and place of pilgrimage for people to pay tribute to Our Lady of Walsingham
Our Lady of Walsingham
Our Lady of Walsingham is a title used for Mary, the mother of Jesus. The title derives from the belief that Mary appeared in a vision to Richeldis de Faverches, a devout Saxon noblewoman, in 1061 in the village of Walsingham in Norfolk, England...
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