Lawrence of St Martin

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Lawrence of St Martin
Denomination Catholic
Senior posting
See Diocese of Rochester
Title Bishop of Rochester
Period in office 12501274
Predecessor Richard Wendene
Successor Walter de Merton
Religious career
Previous post Archdeacon of Coventry
Personal
Date of death June 3, 1274

Lawrence of St Martin (or Laurence de Sancto Martino) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

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[edit] Life

He was a royal clerk and held prebends in the dioceses of Chichester and Salisbury. He was also archdeacon of the diocese of Coventry.[1]

He was elected on October 19, 1250 and consecrated on April 9, 1251.[2] He was enthroned at Rochester Cathedral after October 24, 1251.[1]

He died on June 3, 1274.[2]

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  1. ^ a b British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on October 30, 2007
  2. ^ a b Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 248

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Religious titles
Preceded by
Richard Wendene
Bishop of Rochester
12501274
Succeeded by
Walter de Merton
Persondata
NAME Lawrence of St Martin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Laurence de Sancto Martino
SHORT DESCRIPTION Bishop of Rochester; Archdeacon of Coventry
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH June 3, 1274
PLACE OF DEATH