Henry of Lexington (or Henry Lexington; died 1258) was a medieval Bishop of Lincoln.
Henry of Lexington | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lincoln | |
| Elected | December 1253 |
| Term ended | 8 August 1258 |
| Predecessor | Robert Grosseteste |
| Successor | Richard of Gravesend |
| Other post(s) | Dean of Lincoln |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 17 May 1254 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 8 August 1258 Nettleham, Lincolnshire |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Life edit
Henry held the prebend of Calne in the diocese of Salisbury before becoming treasurer of Salisbury by 13 January 1239.[1] By January 1246 he was Dean of Lincoln.[2] 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.[3]
Henry was elected to the see of Lincoln on either 21 or 30 December 1253 and consecrated on 17 May 1254,[4] at London or possibly at Lambeth.[5]
Henry died on 8 August 1258[4] at Nettleham near Lincoln.[5]
Henry's nephew was Oliver Sutton, the Bishop of Lincoln from 1280 to 1299.[5]
Citations edit
- ^ 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
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 255
- ^ a b c Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 3: Lincoln: Bishops of Lincoln Archived 9 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
References edit
- 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). "Bishops of Lincoln". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 3: Lincoln. Institute of Historical Research. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
- Greenway, Diana E. (1977). "Deans". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 3: Lincoln. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
- Greenway, Diana E. (1991). "Treasurers". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. Vol. 4: Salisbury. 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 edit
- Stacey, Robert C. (2004). "Lexinton, Henry of (d. 1258)" (Fee required). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/16614. Retrieved 7 January 2010.