Randulf of Evesham was a medieval

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-elect and

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Life

Randulf was a

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Evesham Abbey Evesham Abbey was founded by Saint Egwin at Evesham in Worcestershire, England between 700 and 710 following an alleged vision of the Virgin Mary by a swineherd by the name of Eof. According to the monastic history, Evesham came through the No ...

before becoming

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on 24 December 1204.British History Online Priors of Worcester
accessed on 3 November 2007 On 2 December 1213 he was elected to the

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but his election was quashed by the

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for England,

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, sometime before 20 January 1214 when Randulf was elected

.British History Online Bishops of Worcester
accessed on 3 November 2007 Randulf was elected as abbot on 22 January 1214, and was blessed by the papal legate at

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on 10 March 1214. He died 17 December 1229.Knowles, et al. ''Heads of Religious Houses'' p. 41

Citations

References

British History Online Bishops of Worcester
accessed on 3 November 2007
British History Online Priors of Worcester
accessed on 3 November 2007 * Bishops of Worcester Priors of Worcester Abbots of Evesham 13th-century English Roman Catholic bishops 1229 deaths Year of birth unknown {{England-bishop-stub