Walter Durdent

Walter Durdent

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name =Walter Durdent


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Coventry
Title = Bishop of Coventry
Period = 1149–1159
Predecessor = Roger de Clinton
Successor =Richard Peche
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date of death =7 December 1159
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Walter Durdent was a medieval Bishop of Coventry.

He was consecrated on 2 October 1149. He died on 7 December 1159.Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 253] He was a Benedictine monk before his elevation to the episcopate.Knowles "The Monastic Order in England" p. 629 and footnote 3] He was prior of Christ Church Priory in Canterbury when he was elected through the influence of Archbishop Theobald of Canterbury. Walter was considered an excellent theologian.Barlow "The English Church 1066-1154" p. 101] During his time as bishop, he forbade the practice of selling the chrism used in various ecclesiastical rituals.Cheney "Recognition of Pope Alexander III" "English Historical Review" p. 477]

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References

* Barlow, Frank "The English Church 1066-1154" London:Longman 1979 ISBN 0-582-50236-5
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* Knowles, Dom David "The Monastic Order in England: From the Times of St. Dunstan to the Fourth Lateran Council" Second Edition Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1976 reprint ISBN 0-521-05479-6

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