William de Turbeville
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| Denomination | Catholic |
|---|---|
| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Norwich |
| Title | Bishop of Norwich |
| Period in office | 1146–1174 |
| Predecessor | Everard |
| Successor | John of Oxford |
| Personal | |
| Date of birth | c1095 |
| Date of death | January 16, 1174 |
| Place of death | Norwich |
William de Turbeville (or William Turbe) (c. 1095 – Norwich, January 16, 1174) was Bishop of Norwich 1146 to 1174.
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[edit] Life
William de Turbeville was educated in the Benedictine cathedral priory of Norwich. Here he also made religious profession, first as a teacher and later as prior. He first held the office of precentor of the diocese of Norwich from about 1136, and was subsequently Prior of Norwich.[1]
He was present at the Easter synod of 1144 when Godwin Stuart told the improbable story that his nephew William, a boy of about twelve years, had been murdered by the Norwich Jews during the preceding Holy Week.
When William de Turbeville became bishop in 1146[2] he propagated the cult of the "boy-martyr" William. On four different occasions he had the boy's remains transferred to more honourable places, and in 1168 erected a chapel in his honor in Mousehold Wood, where the boy's body was said to have been found. He persuaded Thomas of Monmouth, a monk of Norwich priory, to write "The Life and Miracles of St. William of Norwich" about 1173, the only extant authority for the legend of William of Norwich now commonly discredited.
He died on January 16, 1174[2] or January 17, 1174.[3]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ British History Online Priors of Norwich accessed on October 29, 2007
- ^ a b Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 242
- ^ British History Online Bishops of Norwich accessed on October 29, 2007
[edit] References
- British History Online Bishops of Norwich accessed on October 29, 2007
- British History Online Priors of Norwich accessed on October 29, 2007
- This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
- Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
| Religious titles | ||
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| Preceded by Everard |
Bishop of Norwich 1146–1174 |
Succeeded by John of Oxford |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Turbeville, William de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Turbe, William |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Norwich |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 1174 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Norwich |
