Sewal de Bovil
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| Sewal de Bovil | |
| Archbishop of York | |
| Enthroned | {{{began}}} |
|---|---|
| Ended | May 10, 1258 |
| Predecessor | Walter de Gray |
| Successor | Godfrey Ludham |
| Consecration | July 23, 1256 |
| Birth name | Sewal de Bovil |
| Died | May 10, 1258 |
| Buried | York Minster |
Sewal de Bovil (???-1258) was a medieval Archbishop of York.
[edit] Life
Nothing is known of his origins or his parents, but he attended Oxford University at around the same time as Edmund of Abingdon, who became Sewal's good friend.[1] He first appears as a canon of York in 1236, and was holding the prebend of Fenton by October of 1240.[2] He was Archdeacon of York by January of 1248,[3] but had been named Dean of York by September 21, 1249.[4] He earned a doctor of theology title by 1244.[1]
He was archbishop for only two years between 1256 and his death in 1258. He was selected about October 1, 1255, and was consecrated on July 23, 1256,[5] at York by Walter de Cantilupe, Bishop of Worcester.[1] He received a papal dispensation to become archbishop because he was illegitimate on March 11, 1256.[6] Pope Alexander IV then provided Jordan, an Italian, to the now vacant deanery, but Sewal objected and attempted to keep Jordan out.[1] Alexander IV then excommunicated the archbishop in 1257.[6] After a compromise was reached whereby Jordan received a pension, Sewal was absolved. Godfrey of Ludham was then promoted to the deanery. In July of 1257 he was appointed to a commission to mediate between King Alexander III of Scotland and the Scottish nobles.[1]
He died on May 10, 1258 and was buried in York Minster.[6] Matthew Paris wrote that he was "a humble and holy man well skilled in law and other sciences."[7]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e Kingsford, "Bovill, Sewal de (d. 1257)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online Edition accessed November 12, 2007
- ^ British History Online Prebendary of Fenton accessed on September 22, 2007
- ^ British History Online Archdeacons of York accessed on September 22, 2007
- ^ British History Online Deans of York accessed on September 22, 2007
- ^ Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 282
- ^ a b c British History Online Archbishops of York accessed on September 22, 2007
- ^ quoted in Kingsford, "Bovill, Sewal de (d. 1257)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online Edition accessed November 12, 2007
[edit] References
- British History Online Archbishops of York accessed on September 22, 2007
- British History Online Archdeacons of York accessed on September 22, 2007
- British History Online Deans of York accessed on September 22, 2007
- British History Online Prebendary of Fenton accessed on September 22, 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.
- Kingsford, C. L. "Bovill, Sewal de (d. 1257)" rev. Philippa Hoskin, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press, 2004 Online Edition accessed November 12, 2007
| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Walter de Gray |
Archbishop of York 1256–1258 |
Succeeded by Godfrey Ludham |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bovil, Sewal de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of York |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 1258 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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