Henry of Lexington
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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
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- ↑ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 4: Salisbury: Treasurers
- ↑ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 3: Lincoln: Deans
- ↑ Lawrence Medieval Monasticism p. 186
- ↑ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 255
- ↑ a b c Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 3: Lincoln: Bishops of Lincoln Script error: No such module "webarchive".
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References
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Further reading
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