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Waltheof (c. 1095 – 1159) was a 12th-century English abbot and saint. He was the son of Simon I of St Liz, 1st Earl of Northampton and Maud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon, thus stepson to David I of Scotland, and the grandson of Waltheof, Earl of Northampton.
21 de mar. de 2016 · ‘More influential, doubtless, was the king’s uncle and sometime tutor, Waltheof, abbot of Melrose since 1148, who refused the king’s offer of the St Andrew’s see in 1159 because he believed he had not long to live, and who, in fact, died on 3 August in that year.
Facts. Feastday: August 3. Patron: of Melrose Abbey, Northamptonshire. Birth: 1095. Death: 1159. Author and Publisher - Catholic Online. Printable Catholic Saints PDFs. Shop St. Waltheof of Melrose. Cistercian abbot, also known as Walthen and Waldef.
27 de jun. de 2024 · Summary. In mid-1206, a group of six inquisitive lay brothers at the Cistercian house of Melrose made an exciting discovery. The brethren had been preparing a tomb for the recently deceased Abbot William II, who was to be buried alongside the tomb of his saintly predecessor, Abbot Waltheof.
St. Waltheof of Melrose. Born to the English nobility, the second son of Simon, Earl of Huntingdon, and Maud (Matilda), grand-niece of William the Conqueror. Grandson of Saint Waldef of Northumbria. Even as a child, Waltheof felt drawn to churches, and later to the religious life.
Waltheof of Melrose, stepson of King David and at one time prior of Kirkham, was abbot of Melrose from 1148 to 1159. He endowed Melrose with a reputation for sanctity and learning which placed it on a par with houses such as Fountains and Rievaulx and made it the premier abbey in Scotland.
3 de ago. de 2018 · San Waltheof de Melrose, abad cisterciense. 3 de agosto y 22 de mayo, traslación de las reliquias. Waltheof (Walet, Walen, Walef) nació en Escocia, en 1095.
