Richard Gravesend (died 1303) was a medieval Bishop of London.
Richard Gravesend | |
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| Bishop of London | |
| Elected | about 7 May 1280 |
| Installed | 1 October 1280 |
| Term ended | 9 December 1303 |
| Predecessor | Fulke Lovell |
| Successor | Ralph Baldock |
| Other post(s) | Prebendary of Totenhall |
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| Consecration | 11 August 1280 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 9 December 1303 |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Life
editGravesend held the prebend of Totenhall in the diocese of London.[1] He may have been Archdeacon of Essex and possibly Archdeacon of Northampton, but the identifications are not secure.[2]
Gravesend was elected about 7 May, confirmed 17 May and consecrated on 11 August 1280.[3] He was enthroned in London on 1 October 1280.[1]
Gravesend died on 9 December 1303.[3]
Citations
edit- ^ a b Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 1, St. Paul's, London: Bishops
- ^ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 1, St. Paul's, London: Archdeacons: Essex
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 258
References
edit- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Greenway, Diana E. (1968). "Archdeacons: Essex". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. Vol. 1, St. Paul's, London. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 29 October 2007.
- Greenway, Diana E. (1968). "Bishops". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. Vol. 1, St. Paul's, London. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 29 October 2007.
External links
edit- Hutchinson, John (1892). . Men of Kent and Kentishmen (Subscription ed.). Canterbury: Cross & Jackman. p. 116.
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