The Sanctuary Sparrow
 The Sanctuary Sparrow is a medieval mystery novel by Ellis Peters set in spring 1140. Published in 1983 (1983 in literature) it is the seventh novel in the The Cadfael Chronicles.The story opens during the midnight service at the Abbey when a young man seeks sanctuary just seconds ahead of a mob of locals fresh from a wedding feast charging him with theft and murder.The novel was the second of the series to be adapted for television in 1994 by Central for ITV.