Saint William (☩ 8 June 1154). Archbishop Of York (Twice). Confessor. Feast Day 8 June. White Vestments. A Tale Of Mayhem, Political Intrigue, Suspicion Of Murder, Plotting, Envy, Hate. Good Job We Don't Have That Now. (Part Six).

Mediæval carved plaque showing Saint William of York crossing the River Ouse. The Bridge collapses, but no-one dies.

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After less than a month back in York, William died on 8 June 1154,[12] allegedly due to poison administered in the Chalice at Mass.[23] 

One of William’s Clerks accused Osbert de Bayeux, an Archdeacon of York, of the murder, and Osbert was summoned before the King to be tried at the Royal Court. 

King Stephen died before the trial could take place.[25] William was buried in York Minster[26] and within a few months of his death, Miracles were attributed to his intervention and a sweet smell came from his tomb when it was damaged during a fire. 

Nor was the body decayed or burnt.[27] Pope Honorius III then ordered an investigation into the Miracles and Canonised him in 1226.[27]

Coat-of-Arms of Saint William.

Church of Saint William of York, 

Forest Hill, London.

The first thing you see as you enter the Church is this mosaic depicting the original Coat-of-Arms of Saint William of York. 

This was the central part of the old High Altar in the Church. An ancient version of these Arms appears in one of the Aisles 

in Westminster Abbey.

The Badge used by the Parish of Saint William of York, 

Forest Hill, London, is derived from a more 

modern version of the Arms of Saint William. 

Blazon:

The Seven Voided Lozenges, or Mascules, represent 

the Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost and the colours 

are Red, representing the Blood of Christ.

Illustration:

PARISH OF SAINT WILLIAM OF YORK, LONDON

William’s Feast Day is 8 June, the day of his death.[28] Traditional iconography and Stained-Glass Windows often depict William’s crossing of the River Ouse.

William’s Coat-of-Arms is blazoned: Or, seven mascles Gules, 3, 3 and 1. This actual Shield at one time hung on the West Wall of Saint Wilfrid’s Church, Bognor Regis.[29]

Saint William’s Chapel.

A Chapel to Saint William was built in York in the Late-12th-Century. It was placed on the Northern edge of the River Ouse Bridge, to mark a Miracle associated with the collapse of the Bridge when William returned to York in 1154.

PART SEVEN FOLLOWS.