Henry de Sully

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name =Henry de Sully


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Worcester
Title = Bishop of Worcester
Period = 1193–1195
Predecessor = Robert FitzRalph
Successor =John of Coutances
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post =Abbot of Glastonbury
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date of death =October 1195
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Henry de Sully (or Henry de Soilli) was a medieval Bishop of Worcester and Abbot of Glastonbury.

Life

A monk who became Prior of Bermondsey Abbey in 1186. In September 1189 following the death of death of Henry II the new king, Richard II, named him as Abbot of Glastonbury. [ [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=37814 'House of Cluniac monks: Abbey of Bermondsey', A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 2 (1967), pp. 64-77.] ] It was while he was Abbot that the Abbey claimed to find the body of King Arthur around 1191. Soon afterwards he was elected to the see of Worcester [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33881 British History Online Bishops of Worcester] accessed on November 3, 2007] on December 4 1193 and consecrated on December 12 1193. He died on October 23 or October 24 1195.Powicke "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 260]

ee also

* List of Bishops of Worcester

Notes

References

* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33881 British History Online Bishops of Worcester] accessed on November 3, 2007
* Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961

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ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Soilli, Henry de
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Worcester
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DATE OF DEATH=October 1195
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