Ralph de Sempringham (also Sempryngham, Semplyngham, or Sempyngham) was an
English
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medieval
churchman,
theologist, university
chancellor
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, and
dean.
Between 1252 and 1255, Ralph de Sempringham was
Chancellor
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of
Oxford University
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.
In 1254, he was elected
Dean of
Lichfield
Lichfield () is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield is situated roughly south-east of the county town of Stafford, south-east of Rugeley, north-east of Walsall, north-west of Tamworth and south-west ...
.
See also
*
Sempringham
References
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English Roman Catholic theologians
Chancellors of the University of Oxford
Deans of Lichfield
13th-century English people
13th-century Roman Catholics
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