Robert Warelwast
Robert Warelwast | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Exeter | |
| Appointed | 10 April 1138 |
| Term ended | c. 28 March 1155 |
| Predecessor | William Warelwast |
| Successor | Robert of Chichester |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 18 December 1138 by Alberic |
| Personal details | |
| Died | c. 28 March 1155 |
| Buried | Exeter Cathedral |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Robert Warelwast (died 1155) was a medieval Bishop of Exeter.
Life
Warelwast and his successor, Robert of Chichester are often confused.[1] Warelwast was the nephew of the previous bishop, William Warelwast, and was appointed archdeacon of Exeter by his uncle.[2] He had been educated at Laon,[3] sent there by his uncle to study under Master Anselm of Laon.[4]
Warelwast was nominated on 10 April 1138
Warelwast went to the
Warelwast failed to attend the
Warelwast died about 28 March 1155.[5] He was still alive on 7 February 1155 when he oversaw the translation of relics at Launceston Priory, but died soon after that. He was buried in his cathedral.[4]
Citations
- ^ Barlow English Church p. 93
- ^ Crouch Reign of King Stephen p. 302
- ^ Chibnall Anglo-Norman England p. 128
- ^ a b c d e f Barlow "Warelwast, Robert de" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ a b c Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 246
- ^ Appleby Troubled Reign p. 47
- ^ Appleby Troubled Reign p. 61
- ^ Barlow English Church p. 112
- ^ Matthew King Stephen pp. 121–122
References
- Appleby, John T. (1995). The Troubled Reign of King Stephen 1135–1154. New York: Barnes & Noble. ISBN 1-56619-848-8.
- ISBN 0-582-50236-5.
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- ISBN 0-631-15439-6.
- Crouch, David (2000). The Reign of King Stephen: 1135–1154. New York: Longman. ISBN 0-582-22657-0.
- 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.
- Matthew, Donald (2002). King Stephen. London: Hambledon & London. ISBN 1-85285-514-2.
External links
- "Entry for Robert" in George Oliver's Lives of the Bishops of Exeter