Godfrey of Bath

Infobox bishopbiog
name =Godfrey of Bath


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Bath and Wells
Title = Bishop of Bath and Wells
Period = 1123–1135
Predecessor = John de Villula
Successor =Robert
ordination =
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post =queen's chaplain
date of birth =
place of birth =Leuven
date of death = 16 August 1135
place of death =

Godfrey was a medieval Bishop of Bath.

Life

He was a native of Leuven and was chaplain to Adeliza of Leuven, second wife of King Henry I of England before and after her marriage to the king. [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=34341 British History Online Bishops of Bath and Wells] accessed on 23 September 2007] He came with her to England when she married Henry I.Barlow "The English Church 1066-1154" p. 86]

He was nominated 25 March 1123, and consecrated 26 August 1123Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 228] by Archbishop William de Corbeil of Canterbury at St. Paul's London. During the last years of King Henry I of England's rule, Godfrey was often at the king's court and received a number of charters from the king.Hollister "Henry II" p. 472]

He died on 16 August 1135 and was buried in Bath Abbey near the north altar.

Notes

References

* Barlow, Frank "The English Church 1066-1154" London:Longman 1979 ISBN 0-582-50236-5
* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=34341 British History Online Bishops of Bath and Wells] accessed on 23 September 2007
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* Hollister, C. Warren "Henry I" ed. by Amanda Clark Frost New Haven:Yale University Press 2001 ISBN 0-300-08858-2

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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Wells
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DATE OF DEATH=16 August 1135
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