Ernulf
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| Denomination | Catholic |
|---|---|
| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Rochester |
| Title | Bishop of Rochester |
| Period in office | 1114–1124 |
| Predecessor | Ralph d'Escures |
| Successor | John |
| Religious career | |
| Previous post | Abbot of Peterborough |
| Personal | |
| Date of birth | 1040 |
| Place of birth | Beauvais |
| Date of death | March 15, 1124 |
Ernulf (b. at Beauvais, 1040; d. 15 March 1124) was a French Benedictine architect, and Bishop of Rochester, Kent, England.
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[edit] Life
He studied under Lanfranc at the monastery of Bec, entered the Benedictine Order, and lived long as a brother in the monastery of St-Lucien, Beauvais. At the suggestion of Lanfranc he went to England, some time after 1070, and joined the monks of Christ Church, Canterbury.[1]
He was made prior by Archbishop Anselm, and in 1107 Abbot of Peterborough;[1] on September 28, 1114 he was invested as Bishop of Rochester by Ralph d'Escures Archbishop of Canterbury,[2] and was consecrated on December 26, 1115.[3]
While at Canterbury, he had taken down the eastern part of the church which Lanfranc had built, and erected a far more magnificent structure. This included the famous crypt (Our Lady of the Undercroft), as far as Trinity Tower. The chancel was finished by his successor Conrad. The chapel of St. Andrew is also part of Ernulf's work.
At Peterborough and Rochester, Ernulf had the old buildings torn down and erected new dormitories, refectories, chapter house, etc.
He is the author of the Textus Roffensis (a large collection of documents relating to the Church of Rochester); "Collectanea de rebus eccl. Ruffensis"[4], also of several canonical and theological treatises in D'Achery, "Spicileg.", III, 404 sqq
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[edit] Notes
- ^ a b British History Online Priors of Canterbury accessed on October 30, 2007
- ^ British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on October 30, 2007
- ^ a b Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 248
- ^ In Patrologia Latina, CLXIII, 1443 sqq.
[edit] References
- Wright, Thomas (1846). Biographia Britannica Literaria: Or, Biography of Literary Characters of Great Britain and Ireland. J.W. Parker.
- British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on October 30, 2007
- British History Online Priors of Canterbury accessed on October 30, 2007
- Ernulf. Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-02-18., source
- Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
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| Preceded by Ralph d'Escures |
Bishop of Rochester 1114–1124 |
Succeeded by John |
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Ernulf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Rochester; Abbot of Peterborough |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1040 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beauvais |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 1124 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
