William of Æbelholt [SEP] canonization status
was constructed at Æbelholt Abbey and William's remains were moved there in 1238.
Sources for William's life and career.
William of Æbelholt was the subject of a saint's "Vita et miracula", composed most likely as part of his canonization process. It was printed in M.C. Gertz, ed., "Vitae Sanctorum Danorum" (Copenhagen, 1908–12), pp. 285–369. Gertz also included in that edition a brief treatise supposedly written by William on the authenticity of the relics of Saint Geneviève (
charters dealing with Æbelholt (mostly transmitted through the archives of Æbelholt Abbey and its closest neighbor, Esrum). These have been published in the "Diplomatarium Danicum".
Scholarship in English.
- Ivan Boserup, "A French-Danish Letter Collection and Some Danish Diplomataria: Historical and Literary Remarks on the Epistulae of Abbot William of Æbelholt," in "Living Words and Luminous Pictures: Medieval Book Culture in Denmark: Essays", ed. Erik Petersen (Copenhagen, 1999), pp. 78–95.