Elias of Dereham (died 1245) was an English master
stonemason designer, closely associated with
Bishop
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Jocelin of Wells
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.
Elias became a
Canon
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of Salisbury, and oversaw the construction of
Salisbury Cathedral. He was also responsible for building work at
Clarendon Palace
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.
The
chapter house at Salisbury Cathedral displays a copy of ''
Magna Carta''. This copy was brought to Salisbury because Elias, who was present at
Runnymede
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in 1215, was to distribute original copies of the document.
Magna Carta
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. He died in 1245.
Gallery
File:Salisbury Cathedral Inside.jpg, Trinity Chapel, Salisbury Cathedral
File:Salisbury Cathedral.jpg, Salisbury Cathedral from the north-east
File:Salisbury cathedral plan.jpg, Salisbury Cathedral plan
File:Salisbury Cathedral interior.jpg, Salisbury Cathedral interior looking east
References
Further reading
* Nicholas Vincent
Dereham, Elias of (d. 1245)
rev., ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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'', Oxford University Press
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, 2004. Accessed 21 November 2007.
Year of birth unknown
1246 deaths
English stonemasons
Recipients of English royal pardons
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