Leofwin
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| Denomination | Catholic |
|---|---|
| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Lichfield |
| Title | Bishop of Lichfield |
| Period in office | 1053–1070 |
| Predecessor | Wulsy |
| Successor | Peter |
| Personal | |
| Date of death | after 1070 |
Leofwin (or Leofwine) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield.
Appointed to the see by King Edward the Confessor of England, he was a monk before becoming a bishop.[1] For a time, he was abbot of the abbey of Coventry as well as bishop, but he was no longer abbot at the time of the Norman Conquest of England.[2] He was consecrated in 1053, but he went overseas to be consecrated because of the irregular election of Archbishop Stigand of Canterbury.[3] Around 1068, he was the reciepient of a writ from King William I of England, which shows that he had accommodated himself to the Conquest.[4] He died in 1067, according to the Handbook of British Chronology,[5] although most other historians, including Frank Barlow, says that he was deprived of his see in 1070 and died sometime after that.[6] He was a married bishop,[7] and it appears that knowing that he was unlikely to be allowed to retain his bishopric because of his marital status, instead of attending the Council of London in 1070, he instead resigned his see and retired to a monastery.[8][9] The new archbishop of Canterbury, Lanfranc, had already denounced Leofwin's marriage.[9] Leofwin was a nephew of Leofric, Earl of Mercia.[10]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Knowles The Monastic Order in England p. 71 footnote 2
- ^ Knowles The Monastic Order in England p. 111 footnote 4
- ^ Powell The House of Lords in the Middle Ages p. 13 footnote 8
- ^ Powell The House of Lords in the Middle Ages p. 14
- ^ Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 219
- ^ Barlow The Feudal Kingdom of England 1042-1216 Fourth Edition p. 93
- ^ Huscroft Ruling England 1042-1217 p. 45
- ^ Powell The House of Lords in the Middle Ages p. 34
- ^ a b Douglas William the Conqueror p. 324
- ^ Knowles The Monastic Order in England p. 103
[edit] References
- Douglas, David C. William the Conqueror: The Norman Impact Upon England Berkeley: University of California Press 1964
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition, revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Huscroft, Richard Ruling England 1042-1217 London: Pearson Longman 2005 ISBN 0-582-84882-2
- Knowles, Dom David The Monastic Order in England: From the Times of St. Dunstan to the Fourth Lateran Council Second Edition Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1976 reprint ISBN 0-521-05479-6
- Powell, J. Enoch and Keith Wallis The House of Lords in the Middle Ages: A History of the English House of Lords to 1540 London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1968
| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Wulsy |
Bishop of Lichfield 1053–1070 |
Succeeded by Peter |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leofwin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leofwine |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Lichfield |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1070 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
