Henry of Lexington

Henry of Lexington (or Henry Lexington; died 1258) was a medieval Bishop of Lincoln.

Henry of Lexington
Bishop of Lincoln
Elected	December 1253
Term ended	8 August 1258
Predecessor	Robert Grosseteste
Successor	Richard of Gravesend
Other post(s)	Dean of Lincoln
Orders
Consecration	17 May 1254
Personal details
Died	8 August 1258 Nettleham, Lincolnshire
Denomination	Catholic

Life

Henry held the prebend of Calne in the diocese of Salisbury before becoming treasurer of Salisbury by 13 January 1239.^[1] By January 1246 he was Dean of Lincoln.^[2] His father Richard had been a royal judge. Henry's brother Robert of Lexinton was also a judge, and his brother John was a knight and clerk of the royal household, at various times seneschal, envoy, and keeper of the seals. Another brother was Stephen of Lexington, a Cistercian monk and abbot of Clairvaux abbey.^[3]

Henry was elected to the see of Lincoln on either 21 or 30 December 1253 and consecrated on 17 May 1254,^[4] at London or possibly at Lambeth.^[5]

Henry died on 8 August 1258^[4] at Nettleham near Lincoln.^[5]

Henry's nephew was Oliver Sutton, the Bishop of Lincoln from 1280 to 1299.^[5]

Citations

1. Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 4: Salisbury: Treasurers
2. Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 3: Lincoln: Deans
3. Lawrence Medieval Monasticism p. 186
4. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 255
5. Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 3: Lincoln: Bishops of Lincoln Archived 9 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine

References

• Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
• Greenway, Diana E. (1977). "Bishops of Lincoln". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 3: Lincoln. Institute of Historical Research. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
• Greenway, Diana E. (1977). "Deans". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 3: Lincoln. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
• Greenway, Diana E. (1991). "Treasurers". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. Vol. 4: Salisbury. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
• Lawrence, C. H. (2001). Medieval Monasticism: Forms of Religious Life in Western Europe in the Middle Ages (Third ed.). New York: Longman. ISBN 0-582-40427-4.

Further reading

• Stacey, Robert C. (2004). "Lexinton, Henry of (d. 1258)" (Fee required). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/16614. Retrieved 7 January 2010.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Robert Grosseteste	Bishop of Lincoln 1253–1258	Succeeded by Richard of Gravesend