Fursa 1 (Male) Saint; Irish monk, founder of hermitage among the East Angles and of monastery at Lagny
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Factoid List

Recorded Name (8)
Fursa (1)
 AnnalsUlster  656.7
Furseus (4)
 Bede.HE  iii.19
 Cellanus.Ep  III (9)
 CalendHampson  14
 AnnalsUlster  627.3
Fursu (2)
 AnnalsUlster  648
 AnnalsUlster  661.2
Fursus (1)
 AnnalsUlster  649.5
Personal Information (8)
ethnicity (1)
 Bede.HE  iii.19 (of very noble Irish race)
intellectual (1)
 Bede.HE  iii.19 (From his boyhood he had devoted all his energy to the study of the sacred books and to the monastic discipline)
moral (1)
 AnnalsUlster  627.3 (religious)
physical (1)
 Bede.HE  iii.19 (After the vision in which his shoulder and jaw were burned, he kept the marks of the burns for the rest of his life)
provenance (1)
 Bede.HE  iii.19 (from Ireland)
saintly status (3)
 Bede.HE  iii.19 (holy man; renowned in word and deed and remarkable for his singular virtues)
 Cellanus.Ep  III (9) (where the lord Fursa 1 rests in his holy and incorrupt body)
 AnnalsUlster  648 (the devout)
Office (1)
Bishop (1)
 AnnalsUlster  627.3
Occupation (1)
Hermit (1)
 Bede.HE  iii.19
Status (1)
Dominus (1)
 Cellanus.Ep  III (9)
Personal Relationship (2)
~ Brother (Consanguineal kinship) of Fursa 1 (2)
 Foillán 1: of Fursa 1: Bede.HE  iii.19
 Ultán 1: of Fursa 1: Bede.HE  iii.19
Event (20)
Burial (2)
 Fursa 1.burial: Erchinoald 1 took Fursa 1's body and placed it in one of the chapels of the church which he was building: Bede.HE  iii.19
 Fursa 1.death: Fursa 1 was buried in Francia.: Cellanus.Ep  III (9)
Church-adornment (2)
 Anna 1.adorning Cnobheresburh: After his accession Anna 1, adorned with buildings and a great many gifts the monastery which Fursa 1 had been given by Sigeberht 3, sited with the castle which is called in English Cnobheresburh.: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.1
 Fursa 1.second translation of incorrupt body: When a very beautiful shrine was built on the east side of the altar, Fursa 1's body was still found without taint of corruption and translated thither with all due honour.: Bede.HE  iii.19
Church/monastery/minster foundation/dedication/restoration (5)
 Fursa 1.building of monastery at Lagny: Fursa 1 built a monastery at Lagny: Bede.HE  iii.19
 Fursa 1.building of monastery for himself: Fursa 1 built a monastery for himself where he could more freely devote himself to his divine studies.: Bede.HE  iii.19
 Fursa 1.first translation of incorrupt body: When the church at Péronne was dedicated, Fursa 1's body was reburied near the altar.: Bede.HE  iii.19
 Fursa 1.foundation of monastery: Fursa 1 built a monastery on a site that he received from Sigeberht 3.: Bede.HE  iii.19
 Fursa 1.solitary life: After building the monastery at Cnobheresburg, Fursa 1 longed to free himself from all worldly affairs. He decided to join his brother Ultán 1 in his solitary life.: Bede.HE  iii.19
Commemoration of saint/calendar-entering (1)
 Fursa 1.calendar commemoration: Moreover Fursa 1 on the 19 kalends [= 14 January].: CalendHampson  14
Conversion (1)
 Fursa 1.preaching to the East Anglians: Fursa 1 came to the kingdom of the East Anglians and followed his usual task of preaching the gospel. He converted many by his example and teaching.: Bede.HE  iii.19
Death/dying (1)
 Fursa 1.death: Fursa 1 rested in Peronne.: AnnalsUlster  661.2
Dreaming/seeing vision/revelation (3)
 Fursa 1.vision: Fursa 1 saw a vision.: AnnalsUlster  627.3
 Fursa 1.vision during illness: While ill Fursa 1 enjoyed a vision of angels, in which he was directed to maintain the task that he had undertaken: Bede.HE  iii.19
 Fursa 1.visions of next world: On two occasions, while Fursa 1 was ill, he was snatched from his body and taken to the next world where he saw not only the very great joys of the blessed, but also the fierce onslaughts of the evil spirit.: Bede.HE  iii.19
Exhumation (1)
 Fursa 1.first translation of incorrupt body: When the church at Péronne was dedicated, Fursa 1's body was reburied near the altar.: Bede.HE  iii.19
Flight (1)
 Fursa 1.journey to Gaul: Seeing that the kingdom and the monasteries were threatened by heathen invasions Fursa 1 sailed for Gaul: Bede.HE  iii.19
Grant and Gift (2)
 Anna 1.adorning Cnobheresburh: After his accession Anna 1, adorned with buildings and a great many gifts the monastery which Fursa 1 had been given by Sigeberht 3, sited with the castle which is called in English Cnobheresburh.: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.1
 Sigeberht 3.granting Fursa 1 Cnobheresburh: King Sigeberht 3 granted Fursa 1 the monastery at Cnobheresburh.: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.1
Illness/demonic seizure/madness (1)
 Fursa 1.visions of next world: On two occasions, while Fursa 1 was ill, he was snatched from his body and taken to the next world where he saw not only the very great joys of the blessed, but also the fierce onslaughts of the evil spirit.: Bede.HE  iii.19
Invasion (1)
 Fursa 1.journey to Gaul: Seeing that the kingdom and the monasteries were threatened by heathen invasions Fursa 1 sailed for Gaul: Bede.HE  iii.19
Journey (1)
 Fursa 1.journey to Gaul: Seeing that the kingdom and the monasteries were threatened by heathen invasions Fursa 1 sailed for Gaul: Bede.HE  iii.19
Kingdom - accession to (1)
 Anna 1.adorning Cnobheresburh: After his accession Anna 1, adorned with buildings and a great many gifts the monastery which Fursa 1 had been given by Sigeberht 3, sited with the castle which is called in English Cnobheresburh.: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.1
Pastoral activities/preaching (1)
 Fursa 1.preaching to the East Anglians: Fursa 1 came to the kingdom of the East Anglians and followed his usual task of preaching the gospel. He converted many by his example and teaching.: Bede.HE  iii.19
Relics-incorrupt preservation/placing in reliquary/requesting/translating (2)
 Fursa 1.first translation of incorrupt body: When the church at Péronne was dedicated, Fursa 1's body was reburied near the altar.: Bede.HE  iii.19
 Fursa 1.second translation of incorrupt body: When a very beautiful shrine was built on the east side of the altar, Fursa 1's body was still found without taint of corruption and translated thither with all due honour.: Bede.HE  iii.19
Solitary life, choosing; becoming anchorite/hermit (1)
 Fursa 1.solitary life: After building the monastery at Cnobheresburg, Fursa 1 longed to free himself from all worldly affairs. He decided to join his brother Ultán 1 in his solitary life.: Bede.HE  iii.19
Tomb-making/opening (1)
 Fursa 1.first translation of incorrupt body: When the church at Péronne was dedicated, Fursa 1's body was reburied near the altar.: Bede.HE  iii.19