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Fragment of mediaeval manuscript "De Speculo Caritatis" with a portrait of Sanit Ælred of Rievaulx

Saint Aelred (1110–1167) also known as Æthelred, was an English monk and writer. He was Abbot of Revesby in Lincolnshire from 1143 and of Rievaulx in Yorkshire from 1147. He was an influential advisor to Kings Henry II of England, Louis VII of France, and David I of Scotland.^[1].

Aelred seems to have been primarily attracted to his own sex. After becoming a monk, he observed his vow of chastity, but his own writings describe the intense love he felt for other monks.

References

See also: John Boswell, Christianity, Social Tolerance and Homosexuality, University of Chicago Press, 1980.

↑ "Saint Æthelred" in Keith Stern, Queers in History, Benbella Books Inc, Dallas, 200

[1] "Saint Æthelred" in Keith Stern, Queers in History, Benbella Books Inc, Dallas, 200

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	[[File:De Speculo Caritatis.jpeg\|thumb\|right\|Fragment of mediaeval manuscript "De Speculo Caritatis" with a portrait of Sanit Ælred of Rievaulx]]'''Saint Aelred''' (1110–1167) also known as '''Æthelred''', was an English monk and writer. He was Abbot of Revesby in Lincolnshire from 1143 and of Rievaulx in ~~Yrokshire~~ from 1147. He was an influential advisor to Kings Henry II of England, Louis VII of France, and David I of Scotland.<ref>"Saint Æthelred" in Keith Stern, <cite>Queers in History</cite>, Benbella Books Inc, Dallas, 200,</ref>.		[[File:De Speculo Caritatis.jpeg\|thumb\|right\|Fragment of mediaeval manuscript "De Speculo Caritatis" with a portrait of Sanit Ælred of Rievaulx]]'''Saint Aelred''' (1110–1167) also known as '''Æthelred''', was an English monk and writer. He was Abbot of [[Revesby]] in [[Lincolnshire]] from 1143 and of [[Rievaulx]] in [[Yorkshire]] from 1147. He was an influential advisor to Kings Henry II of England, Louis VII of France, and David I of Scotland.<ref>"Saint Æthelred" in Keith Stern, <cite>Queers in History</cite>, Benbella Books Inc, Dallas, 200</ref>.

	Aelred seems to have been primarily attracted to his own sex. After becoming a monk, he observed his vow of chastity, but his own writings describe the intense love he felt for other monks.		Aelred seems to have been primarily attracted to his own sex. After becoming a monk, he observed his vow of chastity, but his own writings describe the intense love he felt for other monks.