Giles of Bridport
Giles of Bridport | |
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Bishop of Salisbury | |
![]() Giles' tomb in Salisbury Cathedral | |
Elected | between 13 February and 15 April 1256 |
Term ended | December 1262 |
Predecessor | William de York |
Successor | Walter de la Wyle |
Other post(s) | Dean of Wells |
Orders | |
Consecration | 11 March 1257 |
Personal details | |
Died | December 1262 |
Denomination | Catholic |
Giles of Bridport was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury.
Giles was archdeacon of Berkshire in the diocese of Salisbury as well as Dean of Wells[1] before he was elected bishop between 13 February and 15 April 1256 and consecrated on 11 March 1257. He died in December 1262, probably on the 13th.[2] He founded in 1262 and he may have been the brother of Simon de Bridport, who was treasurer of the diocese of Salisbury.[1] He is commemorated by a statue in niche 169 on the west front of Salisbury Cathedral.
Citations[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b British History Online Bishops of Salisbury Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 30 October 2007
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 270
References[]
- British History Online Bishops of Salisbury accessed on 30 October 2007
- 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.
Categories:
- Bishops of Salisbury
- Archdeacons of Berkshire
- 13th-century English Roman Catholic bishops
- 1262 deaths
- Deans of Wells
- English bishop stubs