Hugh of Lincoln

Hugh Of Lincoln

Hugh of Lincoln, O.Cart, (also Hugh of Avalon or Hugh of Burgundy; 1135/1140 – London, 16 November 1200) was, at the time of the Reformation, the best-known English saint after Thomas Becket.

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