John Fossor

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John Fossor
Born1283 or 1285
Died1374
NationalityEnglish
Occupation Prior of Durham

John Fossor was Prior of Durham from 1341 until his death in 1374.

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Life

Fossor became Prior of Durham in 1341. In 1342 Fossor criticized the sheriff of Durham for not paying his share of incomes from the pleas in the Bishop's court. Bishop Richard de Bury issued a mandate to the sheriff ordering him to pay. The refusal of the sheriff of Durham to deliver tenants of the priory to Prior Fossor meant that Fossor once again petitioned the Bishop in a letter. [1]

In 1346 before the Battle of Neville's Cross Fossor led the Durham monks to raise the holy corporax cloth from St. Cuthbert's tomb on Maiden's Bower during a vigil. [2] Near his death he also commissioned the Neville Screen in Durham Cathedral. [3]

Death

He died in 1374, living until nearly ninety years of age. [3]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
William de Cowton
Prior of Durham
13411374
Succeeded by
Robert Berrington of Walworth

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References

  1. "The Courts of the Prior and the Bishop of Durham in the Later Middle Ages". Blackwell Publishers. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. "When Scottish soldiers and English troops did battle". The Northern Echo. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. 1 2 "The Neville Screen". Durham Cathedral. Retrieved 29 June 2024.