Flete, William, approximately 1310-approximately 1382

found: Hackett, B. William Flete, O.S.A., and Catherine of Siena, 1992:CIP t.p. (William Flete, O.S.A.)

found: Cath. Enc., 1981:v. 5, p. 961 (Flete, William; b. in England c.1310; d. probably in Italy c. 1382)

found: DNB online(Flete, William, known as Brother William of England, fl. 1352-1380, Augustinian friar and hermit: "always called himself Brother William of England. He was first designated 'of Flete', which presumably refers to Fleet in Lincolnshire, when the prior-general of his order granted him conventual status at the priory of Lecceto, near Siena, in September 1359. His native connections were clearly with eastern England. He was licensed in February 1352 to preach for the diocese of Ely, and studied theology at Cambridge as a member of the Augustinian community there. A note in the manuscript of a sermon in commemoration of Catherine of Siena, perhaps dubiously attributed to him, says that he composed it around 1382 when he was 'about seventy' and that he survived the saint 'for several years'. More exact dates cannot be determined for his birth or for the landmarks of his early life.")