Simon of Wells
Simon of Wells | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Chichester | |
| Elected | April 1204 |
| Predecessor | Seffrid II |
| Successor | Nicholas de Aquila |
| Other post(s) | Archdeacon of Wells |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 11 July 1204 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 21 August 1207 France |
Simon of Wells [a] (died 1207) was a medieval Bishop of Chichester.
Life
Simon was the son of Robert and was in the household of
see of Chichester between 4 April and 9 April 1204, and consecrated on 11 July 1204.[6]
After Simon's election he concentrated on building in his cathedral city, walling
St Giles in the south of France.[3] Besides his profession of obedience to the archbishop of Canterbury, 12 genuine documents survive from his episcopate.[7]
Notes
Citations
- ^ Major "Familia" English Historical Review p. 529
- ^ a b Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 7: Bath and Wells: Archdeacons: Wells
- ^ a b c d Mayr-Harting "Wells, Simon of" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 5: Chichester: Bishops
- ^ Young Hubert Walter p. 64
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 239
- ^ Mayr-Harting "Introduction" Acta p. 39
References
- 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.
- Greenway, Diana E. (1996). "Bishops". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. Vol. 5: Chichester. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
- Greenway, Diana E. (2001). "Archdeacons: Wells". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. Vol. 7: Bath and Wells. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
- OCLC 3812576.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/25571. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Major, Kathleen (October 1933). "The 'Familia' of Archbishop Stephen Langton". JSTOR 552793.
- Young, Charles R. (1968). Hubert Walter: Lord of Canterbury and Lord of England. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. OCLC 443445.