- John Sherwood (bishop)
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name =John Sherwood
religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Durham
Title =Bishop of Durham
Period = 1484–1494
Predecessor =William Dudley
Successor =Richard Foxe
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date of death =January 14 1494
place of death =John Sherwood (or John Shirwood) travelled in Italy as a young man and it was probably then that he learned the rudiments of Greek. He was Archdeacon of Richmond and later
Bishop of Durham . He was nominated onMarch 29 1484 and probably was consecrated onMay 26 1484 . He died onJanuary 14 1494 .Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 242]Notes
References
* Allen, P.S., `Bishop Shirwood of Durham and his library', "English Historical Review" 25 (1910), 445-56.
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* Harris, Jonathan, 'Greek scribes in England: the evidence of episcopal registers', in "Through the Looking Glass: Byzantium through British Eyes", ed. Robin Cormack and Elizabeth Jeffreys (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2000), pp. 121-6. ISBN 0 8608 667 6Persondata
NAME= Sherwood, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Shirwood, John
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Durham
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DATE OF DEATH=January 14, 1494
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