Henry de Sully (or Henry de Soilli) (d. 23 or 24 October 1195) was a medieval monk,

Bishop of Worcester A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

and Abbot of Glastonbury. Henry became prior of

Bermondsey Abbey Bermondsey Abbey was an English Benedictine monastery. Most widely known as being founded in the 11th century, it had a precursor mentioned in the early eighth century, and was centred on what is now Bermondsey Square, the site of Bermonds ...

in 1186. In September 1189, following the death of Henry II of England, Richard I of England appointed him Abbot of Glastonbury. 'House of Cluniac monks: Abbey of Bermondsey', A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 2 (1967), pp. 64–77.
/ref> It was while he was abbot that Glastonbury claimed to find the body of

King Arthur King Arthur ( cy, Brenin Arthur, kw, Arthur Gernow, br, Roue Arzhur) is a legendary king of Britain, and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain. In the earliest traditions, Arthur appears as a ...

around 1191. He was elected to the see of WorcesterBritish History Online Bishops of Worcester
accessed on 3 November 2007 on 4 December 1193 and consecrated on 12 December 1193. He died on 23 or 24 October 1195.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 279

Citations

References

British History Online Bishops of Worcester
accessed on 3 November 2007 * Bishops of Worcester Abbots of Glastonbury 1195 deaths 12th-century English Roman Catholic bishops Year of birth unknown {{England-bishop-stub