Giles of Bridport

Giles of Bridport
Bishop of Salisbury
Giles' tomb in Salisbury Cathedral
Electedbetween 13 February and 15 April 1256
Term endedDecember 1262
PredecessorWilliam de York
SuccessorWalter de la Wyle
Other post(s)Dean of Wells
Orders
Consecration11 March 1257
Personal details
DiedDecember 1262
DenominationCatholic

Giles of Bridport was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury.

Giles was archdeacon of Berkshire in the diocese of Salisbury as well as Dean of Wells[1] before he was elected bishop between 13 February and 15 April 1256 and consecrated on 11 March 1257. He died in December 1262, probably on the 13th.[2] He founded the College of the Valley Scholars at Salisbury in 1262 anf may have been the brother of Simon of Bridport, who was treasurer of the diocese of Salisbury.[1] He is commemorated by a statue in niche 169 on the west front of Salisbury Cathedral.

Citations

  1. ^ a b British History Online Bishops of Salisbury Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 30 October 2007
  2. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 270

References

  • British History Online Bishops of Salisbury 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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