 Cynesige died on 20 December 1060 and was buried at Peterborough , in what is now Peterborough Cathedral . After his death , he was honoured as a saint by the monks at Peterborough , although the cult does not seem to have spread far . His bones , along with those of his predecessor Ælfric Puttoc , were found in 1643 . His reputation for sanctity and poverty was based on his actions , as he often traveled on foot , and spent much time preaching and giving alms . The Northumbrian Priests ' Law which is usually attributed to Wulfstan II , Archbishop of York , might have been authored instead by Cynesige , or possibly Cynesige 's predecessor Ælfric Puttoc . He gave gifts to Peterborough in his will , but the gifts were taken by Queen Edith instead . 
