Richard Gravesend Explained
| Type: | bishop |
| Richard Gravesend |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
| Bishop of London |
| Elected: | about 7 May 1280 |
| Consecration: | 11 August 1280 |
| Enthroned: | 1 October 1280 |
| Ended: | 9 December 1303 |
| Predecessor: | Fulke Lovell |
| Successor: | Ralph Baldock |
| Other Post: | Prebendary of Totenhall |
| Death Date: | 9 December 1303 |
Richard Gravesend (died 1303) was a medieval Bishop of London.
Life
Gravesend 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]
References
- Book: Fryde, E. B. . Greenway, D. E. . Porter, S. . Roy, I. . Handbook of British Chronology. Third revised . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 1996 . 0-521-56350-X .
- Book: Greenway, Diana E. . Diana Greenway . Archdeacons: Essex . Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. 1, St. Paul's, London. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/fasti-ecclesiae/1066-1300/vol1/pp12-14 . 29 October 2007. Institute of Historical Research . 1968.
- Book: Greenway, Diana E. . Bishops . Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. 1, St. Paul's, London. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/fasti-ecclesiae/1066-1300/vol1/pp1-4 . 29 October 2007. Institute of Historical Research . 1968.
External links
- Book: Hutchinson . John . Men of Kent and Kentishmen . 1892 . Cross & Jackman . Canterbury . 116 . Subscription . Richard of Gravesend.
Notes and References
- 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
- Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 258
