Lawrence of St Martin (or Laurence de Sancto Martino) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.
Lawrence of St Martin | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Rochester | |
| Elected | 19 October 1250 |
| Installed | after 24 October 1251 |
| Term ended | 3 June 1274 |
| Predecessor | Richard Wendene |
| Successor | Walter de Merton |
| Other post(s) | Archdeacon of Coventry |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 9 April 1251 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 3 June 1274 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
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
edit- ^ a b British History Online Bishops of Rochester Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 30 October 2007
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 267
References
edit- British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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