Alexander de Holderness - Peterborough Cathedral.
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walwyn Sun, 10/09/2011 - 23:52
This effigy on a low tomb chest is thought to be Alexander of Holderness (d1226) Benedictine abbot of Peterborough. First a monk, he then became a prior and finally abbot of Peterborough Abbey in 1222. Abbot for 4 years he was noted for starting several building works, and for obtaining a flask said to contain the blood of St Thomas Becket, and other relics.
