Benedict of Sausetun (or Benedict of Sawston) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

Benedict of Sausetun
Bishop of Rochester
Benedict of Sausetun was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.
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Elected13 December 1214
Term ended18 December 1226
PredecessorGilbert Glanvill
SuccessorHenry Sandford
Orders
Consecrationeither 25 January 1215 or 22 February 1215
Personal details
Died18 December 1226
DenominationCatholic
Previous post(s)Precentor of St Paul's, London

Life edit

Benedict was from Sawston in Cambridgeshire.[1] He was a canon of the diocese of London from 1196 and held the prebend of Neseden.[2] From 1204 he was precentor of St Paul's, London.[3] He was elected to the see of Rochester on 13 December 1214[4] and was consecrated on either 25 January 1215 or 22 February 1215.[1] At some point between 1217 and 1221 he served as a baron of the exchequer.[5] He died on 18 December 1226 and was buried on 21 December 1226.[1]

Citations edit

  1. ^ a b c British History Online Bishops of Rochester Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 30 October 2007
  2. ^ British History Online Prebendaries of Nesden accessed on 30 October 2007
  3. ^ British History Online Precentors of London accessed on 30 October 2007
  4. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 267
  5. ^ Vincent "Origins of the Chancellorship of the Exchequer" English Historical Review p. 108

References edit

  • British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
  • British History Online Prebendaries of Nesden accessed on 30 October 2007
  • British History Online Precentors of London 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.
  • Vincent, Nicholas C. (1993). "The Origins of the Chancellorship of the Exchequer". The English Historical Review. 108 (426): 105–121. doi:10.1093/ehr/CVIII.426.105.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Rochester
1214–1226
Succeeded by