▁a ▁civ ic ▁service ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁St ▁Fr ides wide ' s ▁Day ▁in ▁Christ ▁Church ▁C athedral , ▁Oxford , ▁which ▁houses ▁her ▁shr ine . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Flag ▁of ▁Oxford shire ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁county ▁days ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁ ▁St ▁Pir an ' s ▁Day ▁ ▁York shire ▁Day ▁ ▁Sus sex ▁Day ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Oct ober ▁observ ances ▁Category : Events ▁in ▁Oxford shire ▁Category : An n ual ▁events ▁in ▁England <0x0A> </s> ▁European ▁science ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁compr ised ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁nature , ▁mathematics ▁and ▁natural ▁philosophy ▁in ▁medieval ▁Europe . ▁Following ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁and ▁the ▁decl ine ▁in ▁knowledge ▁of ▁Greek , ▁Christian ▁Western ▁Europe ▁was ▁cut ▁off ▁from ▁an ▁important ▁source ▁of ▁ancient ▁learning . ▁ ▁Although ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁Christian ▁cler ics ▁and ▁sch ol ars ▁from ▁Is id ore ▁and ▁B ede ▁to ▁Jean ▁Bur idan ▁and ▁N icole ▁O res me ▁maintained ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁rational ▁inqu iry , ▁Western ▁Europe ▁would ▁see ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁scientific ▁decl ine ▁during ▁the ▁Early ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁However , ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁the ▁region ▁had ▁r al lied ▁and ▁was ▁on ▁its ▁way ▁to ▁once ▁more ▁taking ▁the ▁lead ▁in ▁scientific ▁discovery . ▁Sch olar ship ▁and ▁scientific ▁discover ies ▁of ▁the ▁Late ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁laid ▁the ▁ground work ▁for ▁the ▁Scient ific ▁Revolution ▁of ▁the ▁Early ▁Modern ▁Period .