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Godfrey of Bath

12th-century Bishop of Bath

12th-century Bishop of Bath

FieldValue
nameGodfrey of Bath
titleBishop of Bath
appointed25 March 1123
consecration26 August 1123
consecrated_byWilliam de Corbeil
term_end16 August 1135
predecessorJohn of Tours
successorRobert
other_postqueen's chaplain
birth_placeLeuven
death_date16 August 1135
buriedBath 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. He came with her to England when she married Henry I.

Godfrey was nominated 25 March 1123, and consecrated 26 August 1123 by Archbishop William de Corbeil of Canterbury at St. Paul's London.

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

Citations

References

References

  1. Greenway ''[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=34341 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. 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.Hollister ''Henry I'' p. 472
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