Henry of Lexington
Bishop of Lincoln
ElectedDecember 1253
Term ended8 August 1258
PredecessorRobert Grosseteste
SuccessorRichard of Gravesend
Other post(s)Dean of Lincoln
Orders
Consecration17 May 1254
Personal details
Died8 August 1258
Nettleham, Lincolnshire
DenominationCatholic

Henry of Lexington (or Henry Lexington; died 1258) was a medieval Bishop of Lincoln.

Life

Henry held the prebend of Calne in the diocese of Salisbury before becoming treasurer of Salisbury by 13 January 1239.[1] By January 1246 he was Dean of Lincoln.[2] His father Richard had been a royal judge. Henry's brother Robert of Lexinton was also a judge, and his brother John was a knight and clerk of the royal household, at various times seneschal, envoy, and keeper of the seals. Another brother was Stephen of Lexington, a Cistercian monk and abbot of Clairvaux abbey.[3]

Henry was elected to the see of Lincoln on either 21 or 30 December 1253 and consecrated on 17 May 1254,[4] at London or possibly at Lambeth.[5]

Henry died on 8 August 1258[4] at Nettleham near Lincoln.[5]

Henry's nephew was Oliver Sutton, the Bishop of Lincoln from 1280 to 1299.[5]

Citations

  1. ^ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 4: Salisbury: Treasurers
  2. ^ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 3: Lincoln: Deans
  3. ^ Lawrence Medieval Monasticism p. 186
  4. ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 255
  5. ^ a b c Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 3: Lincoln: Bishops of Lincoln Archived 9 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine

References

  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  • Greenway, Diana E. (1977). "Bishops of Lincoln". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 3: Lincoln. Institute of Historical Research. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
  • Greenway, Diana E. (1977). "Deans". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 3: Lincoln. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
  • Greenway, Diana E. (1991). "Treasurers". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. Vol. 4: Salisbury. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
  • Lawrence, C. H. (2001). Medieval Monasticism: Forms of Religious Life in Western Europe in the Middle Ages (Third ed.). New York: Longman. ISBN 0-582-40427-4.

Further reading

Catholic Church titles Preceded byRobert Grosseteste Bishop of Lincoln 1253–1258 Succeeded byRichard of Gravesend

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