John Penny (died 1520) was an English priest, successively Bishop of Bangor, 1504–1508, and Bishop of Carlisle, 1508–1520. He was also Prior to Bradley Priory 1503–1508.

Abbot Penny's Wall at Leicester Abbey

His education is uncertain, though he may have been educated at Lincoln College, Oxford, and later received his LLD from the University of Cambridge.[1][2] He served as Abbot of Leicester Abbey from 1496–1509 and in around 1500 built the boundary wall, Abbot Penny's Wall, which is now named after him.[3]

In 1520, Penny died at Leicester Abbey, where he had earlier been the abbot, and was buried at St Margaret's Church in Leicester. The church contains his alabaster effigy, although the rest of the tomb was replaced in 1846.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b T. Y. Cocks, ‘Penny, John (d. 1520)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
  2. ^ "Penny, John (PNY477J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Abbot Penny's Wall (Grade I) (1361406)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
Catholic Church titles Preceded byThomas Pigot Bishop of Bangor 1504–1508 Succeeded byThomas Skevington Preceded byRoger Leyburn Bishop of Carlisle 1508–1520 Succeeded byJohn Kite Preceded byGilbert Manchestre Abbot of Leicester 1496–1509 Succeeded byRichard Pescall
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