Robert of Hereford

Robert of Hereford (also known as Robert of Lorraine or Robert Losinga) (died 26 June 1095) was a priest who became Bishop of Hereford following the Norman Conquest of England.

[edit] Life

He was a native of Lorraine and probably a canon of Liège Cathedral before coming to England after the Conquest. Robert was ordained as a priest by Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester sometime before December 29, 1079.^[1] Robert was consecrated as the Bishop of Hereford by Lanfranc on the 29 December 1079.^[2]^[1] He rebuilt Hereford Cathedral which had been reduced to ruins during a conflict with the Welsh under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn.

Robert was also a distinguished scientist who wrote an abridged version of the chronology of Marianus Scotus in 1082.

He died on June 26, 1095.^[2]

Wright, Thomas (1846). Biographia Britannica Literaria: Or, Biography of Literary Characters of Great Britain and Ireland. J.W. Parker, 18–21.
British History Online Bishops of Hereford accessed on October 26, 2007
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.

Religious titles
Preceded by Walter of Lorraine	Bishop of Hereford 1079–1095	Succeeded by Gerard

Persondata
NAME	Robert of Hereford
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Robert of Lorraine; Losinga, Robert
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Hereford
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	June 26, 1095
PLACE OF DEATH