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The Long Search: 4: In the Company of Friends

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William Dalrymple investigates the roots of spirituality in Britain.

The 12th century saw a huge growth in monastic communities based on love of God and friendship with each other. Today William Dalrymple visits Rievaulx abbey, home to the abbot Aelred, now the patron saint of gay Christians in America.

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Presenter:
William Dalrymple
Producer:
Rosemary Dawson
Source: Radio Times

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