Richard Wendene
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Richard Wendene (c. Template:TrimScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".–1250) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.
Identity
Richard's surname was variously spelled, and he has been confused with Richard of Wendover, a physician and medical writer. "Wendene" could refer to Wenden Lofts in Essex (or even Wendens Ambo nearby).[1] That Richard served Benedict of Sawston could strengthen this connexion, as Sawston is only ten miles from either village.
Life
Richard was entitled magister and therefore must have attended university - and this would suggest his being from a well-heeled family. He was a clerk to Benedict of Sawston, bishop of Rochester, by 1215, and became the official to Benedict's successor Henry Sandford. He was also rector of Bromley in Kent.[2]
At Sandford's death, in spring 1235, the monks of Rochester elected Wendene bishop. However, Edmund of Abingdon challenged the election, as he claimed the archbishop of Canterbury's jurisdiction over the diocese of Rochester. It took a couple of years for the pope to find in the monks' favour, and Richard was consecrated on 21 November 1238 in Rochester Cathedral.[3][4]
Richard died on 12 October 1250 at the episcopal manor of Freckenham, Suffolk. He was buried in Westminster Abbey.[3][1][5]
Citations
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- ↑ a b Nicholas Karn, "Wenden, Richard of (d. 1250)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, May 2009.
- ↑ British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
- ↑ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 267
- ↑ Faith and Fabric: A History of Rochester Cathedral 604-1994, Prof. Nigel Yates (1996)
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References
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- British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
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