Lawrence of St Martin

Last updated
Lawrence of St Martin
Bishop of Rochester
Elected19 October 1250
Installedafter 24 October 1251
Term ended3 June 1274
Predecessor Richard Wendene
Successor Walter de Merton
Other posts Archdeacon of Coventry
Orders
Consecration9 April 1251
Personal details
Died3 June 1274
DenominationCatholic

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

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]

Citations

  1. 1 2 British History Online Bishops of Rochester Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 30 October 2007
  2. 1 2 Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 267

Related Research Articles

Siward was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

Arnost was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

John I (bishop of Rochester) 12th-century Bishop of Rochester

John was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

John II was a medieval Bishop of Rochester, England.

Ascelin was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

Walter was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

Waleran was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

Benedict of Sausetun was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

Henry Sandford was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

Richard Wendene was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

John Bradfield (bishop) 13th-century Bishop of Rochester

John Bradfield was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

Thomas Ingoldsthorpe was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

Thomas Wouldham was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

William de York was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury.

Giles of Bridport 13th-century Bishop of Salisbury

Giles of Bridport was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury.

Walter Scammel was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury.

Henry Brandeston was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury.

William de la Corner was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury, who fought a long but unsuccessful battle to become Archbishop of Dublin.

Nicholas Longespee was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury.

Simon of Ghent 13th and 14th-century Bishop of Salisbury

Simon of Ghent was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury in England.

References

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Richard Wendene
Bishop of Rochester
1250–1274
Succeeded by
Walter de Merton