Lawrence of St Martin

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

Life

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

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

Lawrence died on 3 June 1274.^[2]

British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Richard Wendene	Bishop of Rochester 1250–1274	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	3 June 1274
Place of death