Mauger of Worcester
Mauger | |
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Randulph of Evesham | |
Orders | |
Consecration | 4 June 1200 |
Personal details | |
Died | 1 July 1212 |
Denomination | Catholic |
Previous post(s) | Archdeacon of Capévreux |
Mauger was a medieval Bishop of Worcester.
Mauger was
Against this decision he pleaded in person before the pope, who was so favourably impressed by him that he confirmed the election, issued a decretal on his behalf (Innocentii Decretalium Collectio, tit. iv.), and consecrated him at Rome on 4 June 1200. On his return to England he was enthroned at Worcester, and reverently replaced in the church the bones of Bishop Wulfstan, which had been disturbed by his predecessor, Bishop John of Coutances. Many miracles were claimed following this act. On 17 April 1202 the cathedral and other buildings were burnt. Apparently in order to raise funds to repair this disaster, the bishop and monks applied for the canonisation of Wulfstan, and satisfactory proof of the miracles having been given, their request was granted the following year.[2]
Mauger obtained a judgment subjecting the
Innocent sent him and the other two bishops another letter bidding them pronounce the king's excommunication. They hesitated to obey, and sent the letter to the bishops remaining in England. Meanwhile they were blamed by some for having fled, and it was said that they lived in comfort, having left their flocks defenceless. In 1209 Mauger and the bishops of London and Ely were again sent for by the king, who commissioned the chief justiciar, Geoffrey FitzPeter, to arrange a reconciliation. The bishops landed in September, and discussed terms with the justiciar and other magnates at Canterbury. Mauger received back his manors and 100 pounds as an instalment of his losses. As, however, the king would not make full restitution, the negotiations fell through, and he and the two other bishops returned to France. He resided at the abbey at Pontigny, and died there on 1 July 1212,[4] having before his death assumed the monastic habit.[5]
Citations
- ^ British History Online Bishops of Worcester Archived 9 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 3 November 2007
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Hunt, William (1894). "Mauger". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 37. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 84-85.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Hunt, William (1894). "Mauger". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 37. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 84-85.
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 279
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Hunt, William (1894). "Mauger". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 37. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 84-85.
References
- British History Online Bishops of Worcester accessed on 3 November 2007
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.