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William Bottlesham
William Bottlesham was a medieval Bishop of Llandaff and Bishop of Rochester. Bottlesham was made first titular Bishop of Bethlehem in 1385 Google Books and was translated from Bethlehem to Llandaff in 1386.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 293 He was then translated from Llandaff to Rochester Rochester may refer to: Places Australia * Rochester, Victoria Canada * Rochester, Alberta United Kingdom *Rochester, Kent ** City of Rochester-upon-Medway (1982–1998), district council area ** History of Rochester, Kent ** HM Prison ... on 27 August 1389.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 267 Bottlesham died about 26 February 1400. Citations References * Bishops of Rochester Bishops of Llandaff 14th-century English Roman Catholic bishops 1400 deaths Year of birth unknown {{England-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Rochester
The Bishop of Rochester is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury. The town of Rochester has the bishop's seat, at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, which was founded as a cathedral in 604. During the late 17th and 18th centuries, it was customary for the Bishop of Rochester to also be appointed Dean of Westminster: the practice ended in 1802. The diocese covers two London boroughs and West Kent, which includes Medway and Maidstone. The bishop's residence is Bishopscourt in Rochester. His Latin episcopal signature is: "(firstname) Roffen", ''Roffensis'' being the genitive case of the Latin name of the see. The office was created in 604 at the founding of the diocese in the Kingdom of Kent under King Æthelberht. Jonathan Gibbs has served as Bishop of Rochester since the confirmation of his election, on 24 May 2022. History The Diocese of Rochester was historically the oldest and smallest of all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Brinton
Thomas Brinton was a medieval Bishop of Rochester. Brinton was nominated on 31 January 1373 and consecrated on 6 February 1373. He died on 4 May 1389.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 267 A certain sermon of his, catalogued as Sermon 69 in collections of his work, was preached in 1376 during the meeting of the Good Parliament. He mentions an imagined parliament of rats and mice (referring to the fable of belling the cat), and this image is generally considered to have inspired the similar image in the prologue of Piers Plowman ''Piers Plowman'' (written 1370–86; possibly ) or ''Visio Willelmi de Petro Ploughman'' (''William's Vision of Piers Plowman'') is a Middle English allegorical narrative poem by William Langland. It is written in un-rhymed, alliterative v ....Dodd, Gwilym. ''A parliament full of rats? Piers Plowman and the Good Parliament of 1376.'' Historical Research 79:203, 2006. Citations References * Bishops of Roches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bottlesham
John Bottlesham was a medieval Bishop of Rochester. Prior to Bottlesham's appointment as bishop, he was Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge Peterhouse is the oldest constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England, founded in 1284 by Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely. Today, Peterhouse has 254 undergraduates, 116 full-time graduate students and 54 fellows. It is quite ..., beginning his term on 27 August 1397 and resigning in 1400.Roach (ed.)The colleges and halls: Peterhouse ''A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely'' He was nominated as bishop on 9 April 1400 and consecrated on 4 July 1400. He died on 17 April 1404.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 267 Citations References * * Bishops of Rochester 15th-century English Roman Catholic bishops 1404 deaths Masters of Peterhouse, Cambridge Year of birth unknown {{England-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Llandaff
The Bishop of Llandaff is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff. Area of authority The diocese covers most of the County of Glamorgan. The bishop's seat is in the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (the site of a church traditionally said to have been founded in 560 by Saint Teilo), in the village of Llandaff, just north-west of the City of Cardiff. The bishop's residence is Llys Esgob, The Cathedral Green, Llandaff, in Cardiff. Brief history The controversial Iolo Manuscripts claim an older foundation dating to Saints Dyfan and Fagan, said elsewhere to have missionized the court of King Lucius of Britain on behalf of Pope Eleutherius around AD 166. The manuscripts—others of which are original and others now known forgeries—list Dyfan as the first bishop and, following his martyrdom, Fagan as his successor. Baring-Gould refers to them as chorepiscopi. The present-day St Fagans (referenced in the manuscripts as " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llandaff
Llandaff (; cy, Llandaf ; from 'church' and '' Taf'') is a district, community and coterminous electoral ward in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It was incorporated into the city in 1922. It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, whose diocese within the Church in Wales covers the most populous area of Wales. History Most of the history of Llandaff centres on its role as a religious site. Before the creation of Llandaff Cathedral, it became established as a Christian place of worship in the 6th century AD, probably because of its location as the first firm ground north of the point where the river Taff met the Bristol Channel, and because of its pre-Christian location as a river crossing on a north–south trade route. Evidence of Romano-British ritual burials have been found under the present cathedral. The date of the moving of the cathedral to Llandaff is disputed, but elements of the fabric date from the 12th century, such as the impressive Romanesque Urban Arch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese Of Rochester
The Diocese of Rochester is a Church of England diocese in the English county of Kent and the Province of Canterbury. The cathedral church of the diocese is Rochester Cathedral in the former city of Rochester. The bishop's Latin episcopal signature is: " (firstname) Roffen", ''Roffensis'' being the genitive case of the Latin name of the see. An ancient diocese, it was established with the authority of King Æthelberht of Kent by Augustine of Canterbury in 604 at the same time as the see of London. Only the adjacent Diocese of Canterbury is older in England. Its establishment was the first part of an unrealised plan conceived by Pope Gregory the Great for Augustine of Canterbury to consecrate 12 bishops in different places and another 12 for the prospective see (later province) of York. The Rochester diocese includes 268 parish churches throughout: * the western part of the county of Kent *the London Borough of Bexley *the London Borough of Bromley; The diocese is subdivide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Rushook
Thomas Rushhook (died ) was an English Dominican, bishop and chaplain to Richard II of England Richard II (6 January 1367 – ), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, and Joan, Countess of Kent. Richard's father die .... Rushhook was Provincial of the Dominican Order in England 1373 to 1382, being deposed at one point. He was Archdeacon of St Asaph 1382–3, bishop of Llandaff on 16 January 1383,Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 293 and then was transferred to be bishop of Chichester on 16 October 1385.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 239 A supporter of Richard II, Rushhook was impeached in 1388.McKisack ''The Fourteenth Century'' p. 458. Subsequently, he was in Ireland, as bishop of Breifne (Kilmore), where he died about 1392.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 363 Notes Citations Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
