Henry of Lexington
Henry of Lexington | |
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Bishop of Lincoln | |
Elected | December 1253 |
Term ended | 8 August 1258 |
Predecessor | Robert Grosseteste |
Successor | Richard of Gravesend |
Other posts | Dean of Lincoln |
Orders | |
Consecration | 17 May 1254 |
Personal details | |
Died |
8 August 1258 Nettleham, Lincolnshire |
Denomination | Catholic |
Henry of Lexington (or Henry Lexington; died 1258) was a medieval Bishop of Lincoln.
Life
Henry's nephew was Oliver Sutton the Bishop of Lincoln from 1280 to 1299.[1] He held the prebend of Calne in the diocese of Salisbury before becoming treasurer of Salisbury by 13 January 1239.[2] By January 1246 he was Dean of Lincoln.[3] His father Richard had been a royal judge. Henry's brother Robert of Lexinton was also a judge, and his brother John was a knight and clerk of the royal household, at various times seneschal, envoy, and keeper of the seals. Another brother was Stephen of Lexington, a Cistercian monk and abbot of Clairvaux abbey.[4]
Henry was elected to the see of Lincoln on either 21 or 30 December 1253 and consecrated on 17 May 1254,[5] at London or possibly at Lambeth.[1]
Henry died on 8 August 1258[5] at Nettleham near Lincoln.[1]
Citations
- 1 2 3 Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 3: Lincoln: Bishops of Lincoln
- ↑ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 4: Salisbury: Treasurers
- ↑ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 3: Lincoln: Deans
- ↑ Lawrence Medieval Monasticism p. 186
- 1 2 Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 255
References
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Greenway, Diana E. (1977). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 3: Lincoln: Bishops of Lincoln. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
- Greenway, Diana E. (1977). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 3: Lincoln: Deans. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
- Greenway, Diana E. (1991). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 4: Salisbury: Treasurers. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
- Lawrence, C. H. (2001). Medieval Monasticism: Forms of Religious Life in Western Europe in the Middle Ages (Third ed.). New York: Longman. ISBN 0-582-40427-4.
Further reading
- Stacey, Robert C. ‘Lexinton, Henry of (d. 1258) (2004). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Fee required). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/16614. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
Catholic Church titles | ||
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Preceded by Robert Grosseteste |
Bishop of Lincoln 1253–1258 |
Succeeded by Richard of Gravesend |