Aelred of Hexham, Abbot of Rievaulx, is a Christian saint of noble descent who was born in Hexham, England, in 1110. His father, a (married) priest, sent Aelred to spend several years at the court of King David I of Scotland to ensure his future as a nobleman. Aelred rose to Master of the Household of the King before leaving the court to enter a Cistercian monastery at Rievaulx, in Yorkshire, in about 1134. A Christian is a follower and believer in Jesus of Nazareth and the religion of Christianity. ... In general, the term Saint refers to someone who is exceptionally virtuous and holy. ... See also Hexham, New South Wales. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... Events December 4 - First Crusade: The Crusaders conquer Sidon. ... David I, known as the Saint, (1084 - May 24, 1153), king of Scotland, the youngest son of Malcolm Canmore and of Saint Margaret (sister of Edgar Ætheling), was born in 1084. ... The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ... Yorkshire as a traditional county. ... Events Baalbeck taken by Genghis Khan House of Brandenburg begins when Albrecht the Bear is made head of the Nordmark St. ...

Aelred became Abbot of Rievaulx in 1147 and spent the remainder of his life in the monastery. At the request of his lifelong friend, Bernard of Clairvaux, the abbot wrote several influential books on spirituality, among them The Mirror of Charity, and his most famous work, Spiritual Friendship. Bernard of Clairvaux, illustrated in A Short History of Monks and Monasteries by Alfred Wesley Wishart, 1900 Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (Fontaines, near Dijon, 1090 – August 21, 1153 in Clairvaux) was a French abbot and theologian who was the main voice of conservatism during the intellectual revival of Western Europe...

Aelred died on January 12, 1167, at Rievaulx. January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Taira no Kiyomori becomes the first samurai to be appointed Daijo Daijin, chief minister of the government of Japan Peter of Blois becomes the tutor of William II of Sicily Absalon, archbishop of Denmark, leads the first Danish synod at Lund Absalon fortifies Copenhagen William Marshal, the greatest knight...

Aelred is the patron saint of Integrity, an organization in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America of gays and lesbians and their friends. He is also patron saint of the Order of St. Aelred, a gay-friendly organization in the Philippines. The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the nations capital is the national cathedral of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. ... Homosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love, or sexual desire exclusively for another of the same sex. ... This article is about homosexual women, not inhabitants of the Greek island of Lesbos A lesbian (lowercase L) is a homosexual woman. ... Although the word gay originally meant happy, in modern usage the term is often synonymous with homosexual. However, both terms are used in several different ways, and are not always interchangable: A gay or homosexual sexual orientation (attraction, preference, or inclination) Gay or homosexual sex involves acts between or among...