AUSTIN

 


Austin (U.K.) A 30 Car





Chapter House, Bristol U.K. Cathedral, late 12th Century.  Here I robed prior to being Ordained as Deacon in 1976.  Of course I was well aware of the hundreds of Monks and Priests who'd been in this place  through  eight centuries.

That word Austin.  It's a contraction of Augustinian.  What is now Bristol Cathedral was once the home of Augustinian (Austin) Friars.  The Austin Church became a Cathedral after the dissolution of the Monasteries, and the subsequent creation of the Diocese of Bristol.

I was vaguely aware of Austin, TX as the capital of the Lone Star State until I was was there for a wedding four years ago.

I'll be there again in a couple of months to join in the celebration of a significant birthday for  my beloved  friend Dr. Grace Jones.


Whoop dee doo!









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