Herman (bishop)

Infobox bishopbiog
name =Herman


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Sherborne
Title = Bishop of Sherborne
Period = 1058–1078
Predecessor = Alfwold
Successor =Saint Osmund
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bishops = Bishop of Ramsbury
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date of birth =
place of birth =
date of death =February 20 1078
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Herman was a medieval Bishop of Ramsbury and Bishop of Sherborne.

Life

He was a native of Lorraine and was named to the see of Ramsbury shortly after April 22 1045. He visited Rome in 1050, and attended a papal council, along with his fellow English bishop Aldred.Smith "Court and Piety" "Catholic Historical Review" p. 574] He resigned Ramsbury in 1055Powicke "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 247] when King Edward the Confessor of England would not allow the transfer of the see from Ramsbury to Malmesbury.Fact|date=June 2008 Herman wished to take over the abbey and turn it into his cathedral, because Ramsbury was poor, and Malmesbury was a rich abbey.Burton "Monastic and Religious Orders" pp. 14-15] After his resignation, he became a monk at the abbey of St. Bertin at Saint-Omer. He was named to the see of Sherborne about 1058 and was restored to Ramsbury, thus holding both bishoprics together. [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=34219 British History Online Bishops of Salisbury] accessed on October 30, 2007] He later moved the see to Salisbury, making the new diocese of Salisbury.Powicke "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 254] Approval of the transfer of the see was given at the Council of London in 1074 and 1075. While bishop he was a patron of Goscelin of Saint-Bertin, a noted medieval historian and musician.Williams "English and the Norman Conquest" pp. 134–135]

He died on February 20 1078.

ee also

* List of bishops of Salisbury

Notes

References

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* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=34219 British History Online Bishops of Salisbury] accessed on October 30, 2007
* Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
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NAME=Herman
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Sherborne; Bishop of Ramsbury
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DATE OF DEATH=February 20, 1078
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