- Richard Fleming
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name =Richard Fleming
religion =Catholic
See =Lincoln
Title =Bishop of Lincoln
Period = 1419–1431
Predecessor =Philip Repyngdon
Successor =William Gray
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date of birth = about 1360
place of birth =Crofton ,Wakefield ,Yorkshire
date of death =25 January 1431
place of death =Sleaford CastleRichard Fleming (born around 1360; died 25 January or 26 January 1431, in
Sleaford Castle ),Bishop of Lincoln , and founder ofLincoln College, Oxford , was born at Crofton inYorkshire .He was descended from a good family, and was educated at
University College, Oxford . Having taken his degrees, he was made prebendary ofYork in 1406, and the next year was junior proctor of the university. About this time he became an ardent Wycliffite, winning over many persons, some of high rank, to the side of the reformer, and incurring the censure of Archbishop Arundel.He afterwards became one of Wycliffe's most determined opponents. Before 1415 he was instituted to the rectory of Boston in Lincolnshire, and he was nominated to Lincoln on 20 November 1419. On 28 April 1420 he was consecrated bishop of Lincoln.Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 256] In 1428–1429 he attended the councils of Pavia and Siena, and in the presence of the pope, Martin V, made an eloquent speech in vindication of his native country, and in eulogy of the papacy. It was probably on this occasion that he was named chamberlain to the pope.
To Bishop Fleming was entrusted the execution of the decree of the council for the exhumation and, burning of Wycliffe's remains. In February of 1424, the see of York being vacant, the pope conferred it on Fleming; but the king (Henry V) refused to confirm the appointment, and Fleming resigned the appointment in July of 1425.Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 282] In 1427, Fleming obtained the royal licence empowering him to found a college at Oxford for the special purpose of training up disputants against Wycliffe's
heresy . He died at Sleaford, on 26 January 1431. Lincoln College was, however, completed by his trustees, and its endowments were afterwards augmented by various benefactors.Notes
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NAME= Fleming, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Flemyng, Richard
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Archbishop of York elect; Bishop of Lincoln
DATE OF BIRTH=about 1360
PLACE OF BIRTH=
DATE OF DEATH=January 1431
PLACE OF DEATH=Sleaford Castle
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