- Lawrence of St Martin
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name =Lawrence of St Martin
religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Rochester
Title =Bishop of Rochester
Period = 1250–1274
Predecessor =Richard Wendene
Successor =Walter de Merton
ordination =
bishops =
post =Archdeacon of Coventry
date of birth =
place of birth =
date of death =June 3 1274
place of death =Lawrence of St Martin (or Laurence de Sancto Martino) was a medieval
Bishop of Rochester .Life
He was a royal clerk and held
prebend s in the dioceses of Chichester and Salisbury. He was alsoarchdeacon of thediocese of Coventry . [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33873 British History Online Bishops of Rochester] accessed on October 30, 2007]He was elected on
October 19 1250 and consecrated onApril 9 1251 .Powicke "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 248] He was enthroned atRochester Cathedral afterOctober 24 1251 .ee also
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List of bishops of Rochester Notes
References
* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33873 British History Online Bishops of Rochester] accessed on October 30, 2007
* Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961Persondata
NAME=Lawrence of St Martin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Laurence de Sancto Martino
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Rochester; Archdeacon of Coventry
DATE OF BIRTH=
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DATE OF DEATH=June 3, 1274
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