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- ↑ The Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin West (Alison I. Beach, Isabelle Cochelin, eds.) Cambridge University Press, 2020, p. 739 ISBN 9781108770637
- ↑ Burton, Edwin. "Joseph of Exeter." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 4 Dec. 2022
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