Richard Rawlins

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Richard Rawlins (died 1536) was

Bishop of St David's[1]
between the years 1523 and 1536.

He graduated B.D. in 1492, D.D. in 1495, was a fellow in 1480, and warden of Merton College, Oxford in 1508 to 1521.

in 1507 (to 1523).

After spending two years with the king in France, where he was present at the sieges of Turwin and Tournay, he was installed as rector of St. Martin, Ludgate in 1514 and collated

Bishop of St. David's in 1523, holding the seat until his death in 1536.[3]

Whilst Warden of Merton College, Oxford, he was known for selling land designated for the completion of a cruciform chapel for the establishment of Corpus Christi College (as a result the chapel remains T-shaped and set an example for the shape of subsequent college chapels).

References

  1. ^ Letters and Papers of the Reign of Henry VIII, ed. James Gairdner, no. 431, vol. X
  2. ^ Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714, Rabbetts-Rhodes
  3. ^ "'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Rabbetts-Rhodes', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 (1891), pp. 1227-1250". British History Online. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
Academic offices
Preceded by Warden of Merton College, Oxford
1508–1521
Succeeded by
Religious titles
Preceded by
Bishop of St David's

1523–1536
Succeeded by