Born Nicholas Breakspear in about 1100 at Abbots Langley, near St Albans, he was the son of an educated but poor man.

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Mr Torrance said Mr Otto was dragged free and was struggling to breathe but no one could get to Mr Whipps, of Stapleford Abbots.

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In 2010, Baba Rampuri was made one of the three abbots of the order's international chapter and today he is one of the very few Hindu monks raising funds through internet-based social media.

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