Peering over the new course of stones he had laid—blocks he had pillaged from the nearby ancient Roman fort of Segedunum—Kenrick watched with satisfaction as the monks processed out of Terce from the church of St Paul, which he had constructed with his own hands. Three months previously, Bishop Walcher had come to Jarrow to consecrate the edifice and it had been the proudest moment of his life. The changes the monastery had seen in two years were largely due to his efforts but this was the visible, physical restructuring. Arguably the most important change was spiritual. Word had spread throughout the land that Prior Aldwyn was leading the revival of Bede’s holy abbey and monks had poured in, especially from the south, to be part of the fledgling community. The influx provided Kenrick with
