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  • Remains found on building site (Bicester UK) believed to be those of patron saint

    08/14/2011 8:44:33 PM PDT · by NYer · 16 replies
    Bicester Advertiser ^ | August 12, 2011 | Sam McGregor
    The Chapel Street excavation site where the remains of St Edburg may have been found ARCHAEOLOGISTS believe they may have found the remains of Bicester’s patron saint, St Edburg, underneath a former block of flats. The team believe it could be the first time in the country the bones of a saint have been found. It could take up to a year to confirm the date of the bones using specialist carbon dating technology. Archaeologists discovered the entire north transept of the Priory Church, which is believed to stretch to Old Place Yard, Priory Road and Chapel Street. They are...