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An entry in a 15th century manuscript has provided 'unambiguous proof' that Thurstan, who was Archbishop of York from 1114 to 1140, achieved sainthood, contrary to previous beliefs.
English Heritage has uncovered evidence of a lost saint in a discovery historians have hailed as adding “an extra dimension to our understanding” of the medieval North.
Thurstan, a 12th Century Archbishop of York, was thought to have been passed over for sainthood.
Medieval Archbishop of York really WAS a saint, says English Heritage
Thurstan, 12th century Archbishop of York, shown to have been honoured at saints’ feast days proving for first time he had been canonised