Samson (bishop)
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| Samson | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Worcester | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Elected | 1096 |
| Term ended | 5 May 1112 |
| Predecessor | St. Wulfstan II |
| Successor | Theulf |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 7 June 1096 |
| Consecration | 8 June 1096 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 5 May 1112 |
| Previous post | Treasurer of Bayeux |
Samson (died 5 May 1112) was a medieval English clergyman and bishop.
Contents
Life
Samson was a Royal Chaplain and a canon and Treasurer of the diocese of Bayeux.[1]
In the Domesday Book Samson is referred to as the chaplain and is recorded as holding St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton and considerable properties in southern Staffordshire, most of which he sublet to either the canons of St. Peter's or to other clergy.[citation needed]
In 1096 Samson was elected Bishop of Worcester, he was ordained a deacon and priest on 7 June 1096 and consecrated bishop on 8 June 1096.[1] Being a bishop did not prevent him from fathering a daughter, Isabelle of Douvres, known for her later liaison with Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester. The son of Robert and Isabelle was Richard who was Bishop of Bayeux from 1135 to 1142. Samson had two sons who also became bishops. Richard was Bishop of Bayeux from 1108 to 1133, and Thomas was Archbishop of York from 1108 to 1114.[2]
Samson has been suggested as possibly the scribe who oversaw the compilation of Domesday Book[3] by the historian V. H. Galbraith.[4]
Samson died on 5 May 1112.[5]
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 British History Online Bishops of Worcester accessed on 3 November 2007
- ↑ Spear "The Norman Empire and the Secular Clergy" Journal of British Studies p. 5
- ↑ Chaplais "William of Saint-Calais" Domesday Studies pp. 68–70
- ↑ Clanchy From Memory to Written Record p. 102
- ↑ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 278
References
- British History Online Bishops of Worcester accessed on 3 November 2007
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Further reading
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| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Worcester 1096–1112 |
Succeeded by Theulf |
