Herman (bishop)

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Herman
Denomination Catholic
Senior posting
See Diocese of Sherborne
Title Bishop of Sherborne
Period in office 10581078
Predecessor Alfwold
Successor Saint Osmund
Religious career
Previous bishoprics Bishop of Ramsbury
Personal
Date of death February 20, 1078

Herman was a medieval Bishop of Ramsbury and Bishop of Sherborne.

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[edit] 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, but resigned Ramsbury in 1055[1] when King Edward the Confessor of England would not allow the transfer of the see from Ramsbury to Malmesbury. 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.[2] He later moved the see to Salisbury, making the new diocese of Salisbury.[3] Approval of the transfer of the see was given at the Council of London in 1074 and 1075.[2]

He died on February 20, 1078.[3]

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 247
  2. ^ a b British History Online Bishops of Salisbury accessed on October 30, 2007
  3. ^ a b Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 254

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Roman Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Bertwald
Bishop of Ramsbury
1045–1055
combined with Sherborne
Preceded by
Alfwold
Bishop of Sherborne
10581078
Succeeded by
Saint Osmund
Persondata
NAME Herman
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Bishop of Sherborne; Bishop of Ramsbury
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH February 20, 1078
PLACE OF DEATH