Bishop Robert Grosseteste on a stained glass window in St Paul’s Church in Morton.
A lecturer from Bishop Grosseteste University College is calling for the institution’s namesake to be made a saint.
Theology lecturer Dr Jack Cunningham says philosopher and intellectual Grosseteste deserves to be a saint, despite his reputation being unfairly damaged.
Dr Cunningham wrote a book on the figure, called Robert Grosseteste: His Thought and Its Impact, which will go on sale this month.
It is a collection of essays from medieval historians and philosophers, launching on May 5 after a lecture from Cunningham.
He said: “It’s a really interesting story, and it’s a mystery why this influential mediaeval thinker was never made a saint.
“The story goes that after his death he appeared as a ghost to Pope Innocent IV and hit him in the side with his bishop’s staff as punishment for the pontiff’s waywardness and corruption.
“In fact this is a legend which has no basis in truth, but it was recorded by the Benedictine chronicler Matthew Paris, and as a result Robert Grosseteste went down in history as an English hero who stood up to the Pope.
“His reputation was scuppered. Clearly he should have been canonised but he became associated with an anti-Papist movement which ultimately led to the formation of the Church of England.”
He added: “Before we can make any headway on this [the sainthood] we need to provide evidence of local devotion and prove that he has performed two present-day miracles”
Dr Cunningham has even written to the Vactican, who have not replied yet.
However the Roman Catholic Bishop of Nottingham gave a more positive response.
“He was a scientist and a theologian – that was unusual in mediaeval times and even now science and religion are meeting head-on, with creationists on one side and people like Richard Dawkins on the other.
“Robert Grosseteste is a good example of someone who argues that you could be both.
“He even came up with a theory of creation which seems to anticipate the Big Bang Theory seven centuries later.
“To have him canonised would be a massive event for Lincoln’s most famous historical figure. In my opinion he should be made the patron saint of quantum physics.”
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A shop in Spalding with a long history of licensing problems is again incurring the wrath of Lincolnshire Police next week.
The force’s licensing team have submitted evidence to South Holland District Council either objecting to applications, or calling for a review of businesses at 34 Westlode Street – formerly Delicja, but now operating as A2Z Food Express – a total of 15 times since 2018.
On Tuesday, they will again argue that Saglar Ahmat’s application to Vary a Premises Licence by taking off two conditions limiting the number and strength of beers, lagers and ciders sold, should not be approved.
The force said the conditions “assist the operator in limiting their impact on an existing problem area” which is covered by a Public Space Protection Order for street drinking, littering, spitting, urination and defecation.
There are currently two licenses associated with the premises, one which has been revoked and has been taken to appeal and a new licence. Both are currently under Mr Ahmat’s name.
Licensing Officer Gina McConville, in a 30 page report to councillors, outlined the history of the premises’ licence holders and its connections to smuggled goods and laundering – including alcohol and cigarettes.
She said a recent check continued to find failures to comply with licensing conditions – including failure to price mark single cans of foreign beer, which she said was “an indicator of smuggled goods”.
“In total for this one premises Lincolnshire Police have submitted 15 separate pieces of work since 2018 in an effort to stop individuals with proven links to criminality obtaining the licence or remaining in a position of control on the licence.
“There is still great concern remaining as to who’s behind the premises and… little confidence that issues with licence compliance and objectives will ever be taken seriously and resolved.”
The premises previously operated as Delicja. Photo: Google Maps
She told councillors the applicant needed to “understand their place and impact in the community” and “put licensing objectives before profit”.
“The applicant has offered no other conditions that would assist in limiting his premises effect.
“Without these conditions the premises will be adding to the issues which created the need for the PSPO in the first place and that need remains as the PSPO has been reviewed and remains in place.
“Lincolnshire Police has concerns in the applicant’s ability due to the previous failure to price mark and non‐compliance with conditions on a revoked premise licence. These very conditions will assist him all the more.”
A female passenger in her 20s has sadly lost her life in a crash on the A16 at Utterby near Louth on Tuesday night.
The road was closed on Tuesday night following a serious crash on the Main Road near to the junction of Ings Lane, involving a black Vauxhall Corsa and a grey Citroen Vibe at around 9.45pm.
The passenger of the Citroen, a woman in her 20s, died at the scene of the crash, while the driver, a man in his late teens, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The driver of the Corsa was a woman in her 70s and she was also taken to hospital with injuries described as serious.
The road was closed overnight while emergency services cleared the area and reopened at 10am on Wednesday morning.
Police are now making inquiries into the journeys of both vehicles prior to the collision, and would like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the crash.
Officers have drawn up a list of vehicles that were reported as travelling in convoy on the A16 just before the incident, and would like to speak to anyone in the following cars at that time:
White coloured Ford Fiesta van
Dark coloured Mercedes A Class
Silver coloured Ford Fiesta
Dark coloured Vauxhall Astra
The force would also like to speak to anyone with dashcam footage that travelled between Utterby and Louth on the A16 between 9-10pm on Tuesday, October 26, regardless of what it may show.
If you have any information or footage, contact police by calling 101 or emailing [email protected] and quoting incident 399 of October 26.
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