Hugh of Wells
Hugh of Wells | |
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Bishop of Lincoln | |
Elected | about 14 April 1209 |
Term ended | 7 February 1235 |
Predecessor | William de Blois |
Successor | Robert Grosseteste |
Other post(s) | Archdeacon of Wells |
Orders | |
Consecration | 20 December 1209 by Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury |
Personal details | |
Died | 7 February 1235 Stow Park |
Hugh of Wells
When he returned to England, he continued to serve both John and John's son King
Early life
Hugh was the son of Edward of Wells and elder brother of
Hugh was a keeper of the
Besides his episcopal appointments, Hugh was rewarded with two manors in Somerset,
Bishop of Lincoln
Hugh was elected to the
The election, meanwhile, had aroused papal suspicions of undue royal influence, and Innocent sent Stephen Langton, the exiled Archbishop of Canterbury to investigate Hugh and the circumstances of his election. Langton was also to investigate rumours that Hugh was not celibate, and had two daughters. The results of the investigation must have been satisfactory,[6] as Hugh was consecrated on 20 December 1209[13] at Melun.[7] The consecration was performed by Langton.[6] Hugh was in exile in France until he returned to England on 16 July 1213.[7] His only known activity while in exile was the writing of a will, which was dated November 1212 and was drawn up at St Martin de Garenne, near Paris.[6]
Hugh attended the papal
Diocesan affairs
In 1222, along with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the
Hugh once was credited with creating 300 new
In the administration of his diocese, Hugh introduced new methods of recording documents. This system was modelled on that which Hubert Walter had introduced into the chancery, with separate registers for each archdeaconry, and registers, or rolls, for charters and memoranda, much like the Charter Roll or Memoranda Roll of the royal chancery. He also undertook a survey of the endowments of the vicarages within his diocese.[6]
Hugh supported the building campaign of Salisbury Cathedral, ordering that money be collected throughout his diocese. Likewise, he ordered similar collections for Daventry Priory, Sulby Abbey and parish churches in his diocese. Not only churches benefited from these sorts of collections, as the bishop offered indulgences to those who helped build bridges at Brampton, Rockingham, and Aynho.[23]
Death and legacy
Hugh died on 7 February 1235,
Hugh's register of ordinations still survives, and is in the Lincoln cathedral archives. Parts of this were published by Alfred Gibbons in 1888, and others in 1904 by the Canterbury and York Society.[1] These records give not only the name of the person receiving a benefice, but what the clerical status of each new benefice holder was.[2]
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b Cheney From Becket to Langton pp. 132–133
- ^ a b Moorman Church Life in England p. 34
- ^ Dunning Somerset Miscellany p. 30
- ^ Greenway "Bishops" Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 7: Bath and Wells
- ^ a b Gibbs and Lang Bishops and Reform p. 186
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Smith "Wells, Hugh of" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ a b c d Greenway "Bishops" Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 3: Lincoln
- ^ Turner King John p. 46
- ^ Greenway "Archdeacons of Wells" Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 7: Bath and Wells
- ^ Emery Greater Medieval Houses p. 589
- ^ Turner King John pp. 120–121
- ^ Gibbs and Lang Bishops and Reform p. 11
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 255
- ^ a b Gibbs and Lang Bishops and Reform pp. 106–107
- ^ Gibbs and Lang Bishops and Reform p. 167
- ^ Gibbs and Lang Bishops and Reform p. 135
- ^ Gibbs and Lang Bishops and Reform p. 151
- ^ Quoted in Smith "Wells, Hugh of" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Moorman Church Life in England p. 45
- ^ Moorman Church Life in England pp. 91–92
- ^ Moorman Church Life in England p. 237
- ^ Moorman Church Life in England p. 240
- ^ Moorman Church Life in England pp. 204–205
- ^ Page (ed.) "Houses of Benedictine Nuns" History of the County of Somerset
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- Emery, Anthony (2006). Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300-1500. Vol. 3. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-44919-9.
- 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.
- Gibbs, Marion E.; Lang, Jane (2006) [1934]. Bishops And Reform (Hesprides Press reprint ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN 1-4067-1232-9.
- Greenway, Diana E. (1977). "Bishops". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 3: Lincoln. Institute of Historical Research. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
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- Page, William, ed. (1911). "Houses of Benedictine Nuns: The Priory of Barrow Gurney". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 2. Victoria County History. pp. 107–109. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
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