Benedict of Sausetun (or Benedict of Sawston) was a medieval

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Life

Benedict was from Sawston in

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.British History Online Bishops of Rochester
accessed on 30 October 2007 He was a

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of the

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from 1196 and held the

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of Neseden.British History Online Prebendaries of Nesden
accessed on 30 October 2007 From 1204 he was precentor of St Paul's, London.British History Online Precentors of London
accessed on 30 October 2007 He was elected to the see of Rochester on 13 December 1214Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 267 and was consecrated on either 25 January 1215 or 22 February 1215. At some point between 1217 and 1221 he served as a baron of the exchequer.Vincent "Origins of the Chancellorship of the Exchequer" ''English Historical Review'' p. 108 He died on 18 December 1226 and was buried on 21 December 1226.

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British History Online Bishops of Rochester
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British History Online Prebendaries of Nesden
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British History Online Precentors of London
accessed on 30 October 2007 * * Bishops of Rochester People from Sawston 13th-century English Roman Catholic bishops 1226 deaths Year of birth unknown {{England-bishop-stub