Bernard (Bishop of St Davids)
Bernard was the first Norman
bishop of St David's
(1115–1148).
Originally an erudite layman serving as chancellor to Queen Matilda,[1] he was abruptly appointed the bishop of St. David's on 18 September 1115, when King Henry I (Matilda's husband) summoned the chapter of St. David's to London, and persuaded them to choose Bernard as next bishop (the previous bishop having died that year).[2] Immediately, Bernard was sent to the Church of St. Mary Overie and made a priest, that same day;[2] the following day he was made a bishop, in Westminster Abbey.[2]
At that time, the lands of the bishop were a quasi-sovereign territory,see of Canterbury.[citation needed]
Bernard founded Whitland Abbey.[5]
Notes
- ^ P. Dalton, C. Insley and L. J. Wilkinson, Cathedrals, Communities and Conflict in the Anglo-Norman World (Boydell, 2011), p.105
- ^ a b c d Dictionary of Welsh Biography, John Edward Lloyd, London, 1959, entry for Bernard (died 1148), bishop of S. Davids
- ^ Francis Jones, The Lordship and Manors of Dewsland in Journal of the Historical Society of the Church in Wales, Volume 16, page 15
- ^ Judgement in Crown Estate Commissioners v (1) Mark Andrew Tudor Roberts (2) Trelleck Estate Ltd: ChD (Mr Justice Lewison), 13 June 2008
- ^ Burton Monastic and Religious Orders p. 229
References
- Burton, Janet (1994). Monastic and Religious Orders in Britain: 1000–1300. Cambridge Medieval Textbooks. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-37797-8.