Walsingham

Walsingham

Walsingham is a village (actually two conjoined villages: Little Walsingham and Great Walsingham) in the English county of Norfolk. The village is famed for its religious shrines in honour of the Virgin Mary and as a major pilgrimage centre. It also contains the ruins of two medieval monastic houses.

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Famous quotes containing the word walsingham:

    “Blessing turned to blasphemies,
    Holy deeds to despites.

    Sin is where our Lady sat,
    Heaven turned is to hell,
    Sathan sits where our Lord did sway,
    Walsingham, Oh farewell!”
    —Unknown. A Lament for the Priory of Walsingham (l. 39–44)

    “thou Prince of Walsingham,
    Graunt me to frame
    Bitter plaints to rue thy wrong,
    Bitter woe for thy name.”
    —Unknown. A Lament for the Priory of Walsingham (l. 5–8)