Friar John

[JuniperEccles]

Does anyone know the history of Friar John who has a grave in Stamford (Lincs.) cemetery? The inscription on his grave says "Friar John. Twice buried 1400 and 1909".

[aelmpvw]

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/61512866

[Barmaid]

I *think* he was discovered during excavations at St Leonard's Priory in 1909 (or it may have been the hospital which was also the site of a Friary) and was then re-buried. I'll have to look the story up.

[JuniperEccles]

Brilliant! Thank you both very much.

[Barmaid]

He was found during drainage excavations at no 7 Adelaide Street. It was a lead coffin and parchment inside helped him be identified.

He was re-interred at Stamford Cemetary after a mass at St Augustine's church.

If you have access to British Newspapers online, there is an article in the Stamford Mercury dated 17 September 1909 which gives more info.

[jno]

you can read the article Barmaid mentions if you scroll down to page 107 here

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V1Y6Wiy7udsjrMlASrIwa60Na41-S-2UVjBh58pO_Jk/preview

[JuniperEccles]

Thanks again, everyone.