Nicholas de Aquila (died after 1220) was a medieval
Bishop of Chichester-elect.
Life
Aquila was a
canon lawyer.
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'' He may be the master of the school at
Avranches
Avranches (; nrf, Avraunches) is a commune in the Manche department, and the region of Normandy, northwestern France. It is a subprefecture of the department. The inhabitants are called ''Avranchinais''.
History
By the end of the Roman period, t ...
in 1198, but was
Dean of Chichester
The Dean of Chichester is the dean of Chichester Cathedral in Sussex, England.
Bishop Ralph is credited with the foundation of the current cathedral after the original structure built by Stigand was largely destroyed by fire in 1114.
Ralph di ...
before February 1201.
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' He was nominated as bishop in 1209, but was never consecrated. His election was quashed about 1214.
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 239] He was named
Dean of Avranches by 1211 and died sometime after 26 May 1220.
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13th-century deaths
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