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<p align=center><b> The Ordericus Vitalis Group. </b><br>
www.latin-docs.org<br>
www.ordericusvitalis.org.uk</p>

<p align=center> Last Updated January 2012</p>

<p align=justify> 
The <b>Ordericus Vitalis Group</b> meets each week to study and 
translate medieval Latin documents, mainly relating to Shropshire. 
The group developed from some of the courses in medieval Latin held in the 
Shropshire Archives, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury. When each group of documents is 
complete, the transcripts and translations are deposited in Shropshire Archives 
to make available for use by others studying local history, family history etc. 
For details of the progress so far <a href="progress.html">please click here</a></p>

<p align=justify> In 2012 the group will meet on Monday afternoons from 2pm to 4pm. 
The meetings are organised in groups of six and members pay £10 per session to 
cover the cost of hiring the room.<br>
<br>
<b>Session One</b>: January 9th, 16th,, 23rd & 30th. February 6th & 13th. <br>
<b>Session Two</b>: February 27th, March 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th. April 2nd. <br>
<b>Session Three</b>: April 16th, 23rd & 30th. May 14th, 21st & 28th. <br>
<b>Session Four</b>: June 11th, 18th & 25th. July 2nd, 9th & 16th. <br>
Then we have a summer break and meet again in September. During this break, 
many of our members attend the Latin and Palaeography Summer School at the University 
of Keele. Thios year that will be held from 21st to 27th July 2012. </p>

<p align=justify> <img src="Orderic.jpg" width=150 align=right border=1 hspace=20> 
The group takes its name from the historian Ordericus Vitalis 
(1075-1143), whose father came to England with Roger of Montgomery and settled 
in Shrewsbury. Ordericus was baptised in Atcham but became a monk at St Evroult 
in Normandy, where (apart from short visits) he spent the rest of his life 
and wrote his "Historia Ecclesia". He retained his interest in his native land 
and so seems a suitable "patron" for our small group. The picture shows one 
of the group (Di Bryan) by the monument in St Evroult commemorating Ordericus 
Vitalis. </p>

<p align=justify><i> Societas Orderici Vitalis novos discipulos semper salutat.  
Si velis plus congnoscere, quaere Dr Sylvia Watts (sylvia@latin-docs.org).</i></p>

<p align=justify> Members of the group regularly attend the 
<a href="http://flpss.org.uk/index.html">Latin and Paleography 
Summer School</a> held annually at the University of Keele. </p>

<p align=center><font size=2><i>Page maintained by Susan Laflin for the 
Ordericus Vitalis group. </i></font></p>
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