Note 630 — Chapter VIII · THE EARLY YEARS OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR.[497] A.D. 1028–1051.
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On these works of Odo see Will. Gem. vii. 17. Ord. Vit. 665 A. Orderic’s words might seem to assert a more complete rebuilding of the cathedral than those of William. Orderic says, “Ecclesiam sanctæ Dei genitricis Mariæ à fundamentis cœpit, eleganter consummavit.” William has only, “Pontificalem ecclesiam in honorem sanctæ Dei genitricis Mariæ novam auxit.” Perhaps this means that he rebuilt it on a larger scale. It was consecrated, like many other Norman Churches, in 1077. Ord. Vit. 548 D. Compare the many dedications of English churches in 1258. See Matt. Paris, 449, 481, Wats.