Meurig (bishop)

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Meurig (also known as Maurice) (died 1161) was a Welsh cleric who was Bishop of Bangor from 1139 to 1161. [1]

Meurig continued the rebuilding of Bangor Cathedral.

Notes

  1. David Walker (28 June 1990). Medieval Wales. Cambridge University Press. p. 73. ISBN   978-0-521-31153-3.



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