Godric of finchale biography sample
St godric of finchale - catholic exchange.
Godrich of Finchale (1070-1170) was a popular saint in the county of Durham, where he ended his days as a hermit.Godric of finchale biography sample
A new edition and translation of his life has recently been published.
Reginald of Durham: The Life and Miracles of Saint Godric, Hermit of Finchale
by Margaret Coombe (Editor)
Series: Oxford Medieval Texts
Oxford University Press 2022
He was vigorous and strenuous in mind, whole of limb and strong in body.
He was of middle stature, broad-shouldered and deep-chested, with a long face, grey eyes most clear and piercing, bushy brows, a broad forehead and open nostrils, a nose a comely curve, and a pointed chin. His beard was thick and longer than the ordinary, his mouth well-shaped, with lips of moderate thickness; in youth, his hair was black, in age as white as snow; his neck was short and thick, knotted with veins and sinews; his legs were somewhat slender, his instep high, his knees hardened and horny with frequent kneeling; his whole skin rough beyond the ord