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The overlooked' saint: digitally recreated shrine marks 800th anniversary of William of York

The slab, found in a York drain in the 19th century, has gone on display at a new exhibition marking the 800th anniversary of Saint William a forgotten, once adored martyr said to be responsible for that miracle and others. At the centre of the exhibition is a cutting-edge, digital recreation of an imposing shrine to William that once stood in York Minster's nave but was broken up and buried to protect it from the ravages of Henry VIII's reformation.
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Forgotten Medieval Miracles of the Augustinians Revealed in New Study - Medievalists.net

The Augustinian Order's medieval prominence derived primarily from rural miracles—restoring fertility, healing livestock, multiplying crops, and combating environmental threats like dragons and swamps.
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