Gerald of Wales Quotes


Nor do I think that any other nation than this of Wales, nor any other language, whatever may hereafter come to pass, shall on the day of severe examination before the Supreme Judge, answer for this corner of the earth.


Citations

Cambrensis, Giraldus. The Itinerary Through Wales and The Description of Wales. Translated by Sir Richard Colt Hoare, J. M. Dent & Co., 1908, p. 208.

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Gerald of Wales
Gerald of Wales
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  • Nationality: Welsh
  • Profession: Clergyman

Gerald of Wales was a Cambro-Norman archdeacon of Brecon and historian. As a royal clerk to the king and two archbishops, he travelled widely and wrote extensively. He studied and taught in France and visited Rome several times, meeting the Pope. He was nominated for several bishoprics but turned them down in the hope of becoming Bishop of St Davids, but was unsuccessful despite considerable support. His final post was as Archdeacon of Brecon, from which he retired to academic study for the remainder of his life. Much of his writing survives.