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Dean Of Wells
The Dean of Wells is the head of the Chapter of Wells Cathedral in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The dean's residence is The Dean's Lodging, 25 The Liberty, Wells. List of deans High Medieval *1140–1164: Ivo *1164–1189: Richard of Spaxton *1190–1213: Alexander *1213–1216: Leonius *1216–1219: Ralph of Lechlade *1219–1236: Peter of Chichester *1236–1241: William of Merton *1241–1253: John Saracenus *1254–1256: Giles of Bridport *1256–1284: Edward of Cnoll *1284–1292: Thomas Bytton *1292–1295: William Burnell *1295–1302: Walter Haselshaw Late Medieval *1302–1305: Henry Husee *1305–1333: John Godelee *1333–1333: Richard of Bury *1334–1335: Wibert of Littleton *1335–1349: Walter of London *1349–1350: Thomas Fastolf *1350–1361: John of Carleton *1361–1379: Stephen Penpel *1379–1381: John Fordham *1381–1396: Thomas Thebaud ( of Sudbury) *1397–1398: Henry Beaufort *1398–1401: Nicholas Slake *1401 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Wells most commonly refers to: * Wells, Somerset, a cathedral city in Somerset, England * Well, an excavation or structure created in the ground * Wells (name) Wells may also refer to: Places Canada *Wells, British Columbia England * Wells (Priory Road) railway station was a railway station in Wells, Somerset * Wells (Tucker Street) railway station was a railway station in Wells, Somerset * Wells (UK Parliament constituency), the UK parliamentary constituency in which the city of Wells, Somerset, is located * Wells-next-the-Sea, town and port in Norfolk ** Wells-on-Sea railway station was a railway station in Wells-next-the-Sea Scotland * Wells, Roxburghshire, a Scottish barony United States *Wells, California, former name of Keene, California *Wells Peak *Wells, Indiana *Wells, Kansas *Wells, Maine *Wells, Minnesota *Wells, Mississippi *Wells, Nevada *Wells, New York, a town **Wells (CDP), New York, a census-designated place in the town *Wells, Texas *Wells, Vermont, a New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giles Of Bridport
Giles of Bridport was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury. Giles was archdeacon of Berkshire in the diocese of Salisbury as well as Dean of WellsBritish History Online Bishops of Salisbury accessed on 30 October 2007 before he was elected bishop between 13 February and 15 April 1256 and consecrated on 11 March 1257. He died in December 1262, probably on the 13th.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 270 He founded the College of the Valley Scholars at Salisbury in 1262 and may have been the brother of Simon of Bridport, who was treasurer of the diocese of Salisbury. He is commemorated by a statue in Table of the Statuary of the West Front of Salisbury Cathedral, niche 169 on the west front of Salisbury Cathedral. Citations [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fordham (bishop)
John Fordham (died 1425) was Bishop of Durham and Bishop of Ely. Fordham was keeper of the privy seal of Prince Richard from 1376 to 1377 and Dean of Wells before being named Lord Privy Seal in June 1377. He held that office until December 1381.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 94 Fordham was nominated to Durham on 9 September 1381 and consecrated on 5 January 1382. He was translated to Ely on 3 April 1388.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 242 Fordham briefly served as Lord High Treasurer in 1386.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 106 In 1407 Fordham appointed Maurice Plank to be master of the Grammar Scholars in Wisbech. The bishops of Ely were for many years the official Visitors to Wisbech Grammar School Wisbech Grammar School is an 11–18 Mixed-sex education, co-educational, Church of England, Private schools in the United Kingdom, private Day school, day and boarding school in Wisbech, Isle of Ely, Cambridge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Penpel
Stephen Penpel was the Dean of Wells between 1361 and 1379."Cathedral Antiquities: Wells, Exeter, and Worcester" Britton, J London M. A. Nattali, 1836 References Deans of Wells {{ChurchofEngland-dean-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Fastolf
Thomas Fastolf, sometimes spelt Fastolfe (died June 1361), was an Kingdom of England, English canon lawyer and Bishop of St David's from 1352 until his death. Probably educated at University of Cambridge, Cambridge and then overseas, he held the degree of Doctor of Laws and his first career was as a canon lawyer in Avignon, which was then the Avignon Papacy, seat of the Papacy. He is credited as the first identifiable law report, reporter of legal case, cases in the ecclesiastical court, papal appellate court, court known as the Roman Rota, Rota. As Fastolf advanced in the service of the Avignon popes, he gained a series of preferments in the British Isles, concluding with the bishopric of Diocese of St David's, St David's. Early life Fastolf was one of three sons of Thomas Fastolf, of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, who all became lawyers. His brothers were Nicholas Fastolf, Nicholas (died 1330), ancestor of Sir John Fastolf, generally believed to have inspired Shakespeare's character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Of Bury
Richard de Bury (24 January 1287 – 14 April 1345), also known as Richard Aungerville or Aungervyle, was an English priest, teacher, bishop, writer, and bibliophile. He was a patron of learning and one of the first English collectors of books. He is chiefly remembered for his '' Philobiblon'', written to inculcate in the clergy the pursuit of learning and the love of books. The ''Philobiblon'' is considered one of the earliest books to discuss librarianship in-depth. Completed shortly before de Bury's death in 1345, the book wasn't published until 1473, and this "little treatise" as he described it, has been regularly reprinted in every century following. Early life Richard de Bury was born near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, the son of Sir Richard Aungervyle, who was descended from a knight who fought for William the Conqueror's men. Aungervyle settled in Leicestershire, and the family came into possession of the manor of Willoughby. Sir Richard Aungervyle died when de Bury was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Haselshaw
Walter Haselshaw was a medieval English Bishop of Bath and Wells The Bishop of Bath and Wells heads the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the overwhelmingly greater part of the (ceremonial) county of Somerset and a small area of D .... He was elected 7 August 1302 and consecrated 4 November 1302. He died 11 December 1308.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 228 Citations References * Bishops of Bath and Wells 1308 deaths Deans of Wells Year of birth unknown 14th-century English Roman Catholic bishops {{England-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
