Godfrey of Bath explained

Godfrey of Bath
Bishop of Bath
Appointed:25 March 1123
Consecration:26 August 1123
Consecrated By:William de Corbeil
Term End:16 August 1135
Predecessor:John of Tours
Successor:Robert
Other Post:queen's chaplain
Birth Place:Leuven
Death Date:16 August 1135
Buried:Bath Abbey

Godfrey (died 1135) was a medieval Bishop of Bath.

Life

Godfrey was a native of Leuven and was chaplain to Adeliza of Louvain, second wife of King Henry I of England. Godfrey served as chaplain both before and after her marriage to the king.[1] He came with her to England when she married Henry I.[2]

Godfrey was nominated 25 March 1123, and consecrated 26 August 1123[3] by Archbishop William de Corbeil of Canterbury at St. Paul's London.[1] During the last years of King Henry I's rule, Godfrey was often at the king's court and received a number of charters from the king.[4]

Godfrey died on 16 August 1135[3] and was buried in Bath Abbey near the north altar.[1]

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Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 7: Bath and Wells: Bishops
  2. Barlow English Church p. 86
  3. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 228
  4. Hollister Henry I p. 472