Richard Wendene
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Richard Wendene (c. 1219–1250) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.
Identity
Richard's surname was variously spelled, and he has been confused with Richard of Wendover, a physician and medical writer. "Wendene" could refer to Wenden Lofts in Essex (or even Wendens Ambo nearby).[1] That Richard served Benedict of Sawston could strengthen this connexion, as Sawston is only ten miles from either village.
Life
Richard was entitled magister and therefore must have attended university - and this would suggest his being from a well-heeled family. He was a clerk to Benedict of Sawston, bishop of Rochester, by 1215, and became the official to Benedict's successor Henry Sandford. He was also rector of Bromley in Kent.[2]
At Sandford's death, in spring 1235, the monks of Rochester elected Wendene
Richard died on 12 October 1250 at the episcopal manor of Freckenham, Suffolk. He was buried in Westminster Abbey.[3][1][5]
Citations
- ^ a b Nicholas Karn, "Wenden, Richard of (d. 1250)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, May 2009.
- ^ British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 267
- ^ Faith and Fabric: A History of Rochester Cathedral 604-1994, Prof. Nigel Yates (1996)
- ^ Wareham, A F; Wright, A P M. "A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 10, Cheveley, Flendish, Staine and Staploe Hundreds (North-Eastern Cambridgeshire)". british history online.
References
- Karn, Nicholas (2004). "Wenden, Richard of (d.1250)". ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 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.