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| − | [[File:Rahere Jester to Henry 1st.jpg|thumb|Rahere depicted as a jester]]'''Rahere''' (died 1144) was a clergyman, possibly a court jester to King Henry I. In 1123 he founded St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, having had a vision of St Bartholomew while on a pilgrimage to Rome. | + | [[File:Rahere Jester to Henry 1st.jpg|thumb|Rahere depicted as a jester]]'''Rahere''' (died 1144) was a clergyman, possibly a court jester to King Henry I. In 1123 he founded St Bartholomew's Hospital in [[Smithfield]], central London, having had a vision of St Bartholomew while on a pilgrimage to Rome. |
| − | ''Cassell's Encyclopedia of queer myth, symbol and spirit'' describes Rahere as "alleged to have | + | ''Cassell's Encyclopedia of queer myth, symbol and spirit'' describes Rahere as "alleged to have been homoerotically inclined"<ref> "Rahere" in Randy P Lunčunas Conner and others, ''Cassell's 'Encyclopedia of queer myth, symbol and spirit'', 1998, ISBN 0-304-70423-7</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 19:34, 16 May 2015
Rahere (died 1144) was a clergyman, possibly a court jester to King Henry I. In 1123 he founded St Bartholomew's Hospital in Smithfield, central London, having had a vision of St Bartholomew while on a pilgrimage to Rome.
Cassell's Encyclopedia of queer myth, symbol and spirit describes Rahere as "alleged to have been homoerotically inclined"[1]
References
- ↑ "Rahere" in Randy P Lunčunas Conner and others, Cassell's 'Encyclopedia of queer myth, symbol and spirit, 1998, ISBN 0-304-70423-7
