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Edmund Lacey (or Lacy; died 1455) was a medieval
University College
',
The Fifteenth Century: Early Benefactors, Buildings, and Further Statutes
' (pages 53–73). In 1401, Lacey was appointed Canon of the ninth stall at
Edmund Lacey (or Lacy; died 1455) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford
The Bishop of Hereford is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford in the Province of Canterbury.
The episcopal see is centred in the Hereford, City of Hereford where the bishop's seat (''cathedra'') is in the Hereford Cathedr ...
and Bishop of Exeter
The Bishop of Exeter is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in the Province of Canterbury. Since 30 April 2014 the ordinary has been Robert Atwell.
in England
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.
Lacey was educated at University College, Oxford
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, where he was a mature commoner, then Fellow
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, and subsequently Master
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of the College from 1398 until around 1401.Darwall-Smith, Robin, ''A History of University College, Oxford''. Oxford University Press
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, 2008. . pages 45, 60, 73–74, 529. The College prospered and developed under him, as well as under John Appleton
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and John Castell
John Castell (a.k.a. John CastleCarr, William, University College', Routledge, 1998. . Chapter IV, The Fifteenth Century: Early Benefactors, Buildings, and Further Statutes' (pages 53–73).) (c. 1380 – 1426) was a Master of University College, ...
who followed him.Carr, William, University College
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Routledge
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, 1998. . Chapter IV, The Fifteenth Century: Early Benefactors, Buildings, and Further Statutes
' (pages 53–73). In 1401, Lacey was appointed Canon of the ninth stall at
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in England is a castle chapel built in the late-medieval Perpendicular Gothic style. It is both a Royal Peculiar (a church under the direct jurisdiction of the monarch) and the Chapel of the Order of the Gar ...
, a position he held until 1417.
Around 1414, Lacey was appointed Dean of the Chapel Royal
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England
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, accompanying King Henry V
Henry V (16 September 1386 – 31 August 1422), also called Henry of Monmouth, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1413 until his death in 1422. Despite his relatively short reign, Henry's outstanding military successes in the ...
to the Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt ( ; french: Azincourt ) was an English victory in the Hundred Years' War. It took place on 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin's Day) near Azincourt, in northern France. The unexpected English victory against the numerica ...
in 1415.
He was elected to the see of Hereford
The Diocese of Hereford is a Church of England diocese based in Hereford, covering Herefordshire, southern Shropshire and a few parishes within Worcestershire in England, and a few parishes within Powys and Monmouthshire in Wales. The cathedral i ...
between 21 January and 17 February 1417 and consecrated on 18 April 1417.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 251 He was then translated to the see of Exeter
The Diocese of Exeter is a Church of England diocese covering the county of Devon. It is one of the largest dioceses in England. The Cathedral Church of St Peter in Exeter is the seat of the diocesan Bishop of Exeter. It is part of the Provi ...
on 15 July 1420. While bishop at Exeter, Lacey promoted the cult of the Archangel Raphael
Raphael (, "God has healed"), ''Rəfāʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Răp̄āʾēl''; lit. 'God has healed'; grc, Ραφαήλ, ''Raphaḗl''; cop, ⲣⲁⲫⲁⲏⲗ, ''Rafaêl''; ar, رافائيل, ''Rāfā’īl'', or , ''Isrāfīl''; am, ሩፋ ...
, proclaiming the feast in his diocese in 1443, and working throughout England to institute the cult.Swanson ''Religion and Devotion'' p. 171
Lacey died on 18 September 1455.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 247
His executors appear as John Cobethorn, Henry Webber, John Germyn and John Burnebyry, all church officials, in 1460;http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT1/H6/CP40no798/aCP40n0798fronts/IMG_0400.htm second entry
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