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Walter Suffield (died 19 May 1257) was a medieval
accessed on 29 October 2007 He was an eloquent preacher, and showed generosity to the poor (during one famine, even selling some of his own goods in order to provide them with food).
In 1249, he founded St. Giles's Hospital in Norwich (which remains in use as the
British History Online Bishops of Norwich
accessed on 29 October 2007 * * Bishops of Norwich 1257 deaths Year of birth unknown 13th-century English Roman Catholic bishops {{England-bishop-stub
Bishop of Norwich
The Bishop of Norwich is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Norwich in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers most of the county of Norfolk and part of Suffolk. The bishop of Norwich is Graham Usher.
The see is in t ...
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Life
Suffield was acanonist
Canon law (from grc, κανών, , a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (church leadership) for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members. It is the ...
at Paris before his election to the see of Norwich
The Diocese of Norwich is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Church of England that forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England.
History
It traces its roots in an unbroken line to the diocese of the Bishop of the East A ...
about 9 July 1244. He was consecrated on 26 February 1245.British History Online Bishops of Norwichaccessed on 29 October 2007 He was an eloquent preacher, and showed generosity to the poor (during one famine, even selling some of his own goods in order to provide them with food).
In 1249, he founded St. Giles's Hospital in Norwich (which remains in use as the Great Hospital
The Great Hospital is a medieval hospital that has been serving the people of Norwich in Norfolk, UK, since the 13th century. It is situated on a site in a bend of the River Wensum to the north-east of Norwich Cathedral. Founded in 1249 by B ...
to this day) to provide care for the poor. He died on 19 May 1257,Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 261 leaving bequests to both the poor and the hospital. Lewin, "A medieval occupational pension" (2017)
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British History Online Bishops of Norwich
accessed on 29 October 2007 * * Bishops of Norwich 1257 deaths Year of birth unknown 13th-century English Roman Catholic bishops {{England-bishop-stub