Robert Warelwast
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| Denomination | Catholic |
|---|---|
| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Exeter |
| Title | Bishop of Exeter |
| Period in office | 1138–1155 |
| Predecessor | William Warelwast |
| Successor | Robert of Chichester |
| Personal | |
| Date of death | c. March 28, 1155 |
Robert Warelwast was a medieval Bishop of Exeter.
[edit] Life
He and his successor, Robert of Chichester are often confused.[1] Warelwast was the nephew of the previous bishop, William Warelwast, and was appointed archdeacon of Exeter by his uncle.[2] He had been educated at Laon,[3] sent there by his uncle to study under Master Anselm of Laon.[4]
He was nominated on April 10, 1138[5] at a royal council held at Northampton.[6] Probably, he was elected by the cathedral chapter and his election was formally accepted by King Stephen of England at Northampton.[4] He was consecrated on December 18, 1138[5] by the papal legate Alberic, because the archbishopric of Canterbury was vacant.[4]
He went to the Lateran Council held by Pope Innocent II in 1139.[7][8] During the Anarchy, he was forced to recognize Baldwin de Redvers as earl of Cornwall, but continued to date his charters by King Stephen's regnal years.[9] He seems to have favored Stephen, but his diocese was not strategically significant in the civil war and he was little bothered by the Anarchy. He did excommunicate Matilda's half-brother Reginald fitz Roy whom she had made earl of Cornwall, but this was because Richard had ravaged church lands.[4]
Warelwast failed to attend the Council of Rheims in 1148, and was suspended from his bishopric by Pope Eugenius III for this. Warelwast was a patron of Baldwin of Exeter, the future Archbishop of Canterbury, sending Baldwin to Italy to study law.[4]
He died about March 28, 1155.[5] He was still alive on February 7, 1155 when he oversaw the translation of relics at Launceston Priory, but died soon after that. He was buried in his cathedral.[4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Barlow English Church 1066-1154 p. 93
- ^ Crouch Reign of King Stephen p. 302
- ^ Chibnall Anglo-Norman England p. 128
- ^ a b c d e f Barlow "Warelwast, Robert de (d. 1155)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ a b c Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 246
- ^ Appleby Troubled Reign of King Stephen p. 47
- ^ Appleby Troubled Reign of King Stephen p. 61
- ^ Barlow English Church 1066-1154 p. 112
- ^ Matthew King Stephen p. 121-122
[edit] References
- Appleby, John T. (1995). The Troubled Reign of King Stephen 1135-1154. New York: Barnes & Noble. ISBN 1-56619-848-8.
- Barlow, Frank (1979). The English Church 1066-1154: A History of the Anglo-Norman Church. New York: Longman. ISBN 0-582-50236-5.
- Barlow, Frank (2004). "Warelwast, Robert de (d. 1155)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (revised May 2007). Oxford University Press. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- Chibnall, Marjorie (1986). Anglo-Norman England 1066-1166. Oxford: Basil Blackwell Publishers. ISBN 0-631-15439-6.
- Crouch, David (2000). The Reign of King Stephen: 1135-1154. New York: Longman. ISBN 0-582-22657-0.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition, revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Matthew, Donald (2002). King Stephen. London: Hambledon & London. ISBN 1-85285-514-2.
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| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Warelwast |
Bishop of Exeter 1138–1155 |
Succeeded by Robert of Chichester |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Warelwast, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Exeter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | about March 28, 1155 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
