Adriano Castellesi [SEP] position held
Adriano Castellesi
Adriano Castellesi, also known as Adriano de Castello or Hadrian de Castello () was an Italian cardinal and writer.
Biography.
Castellesi was born at Corneto, and was sometimes known as Adriano Castellesi da Corneto.
He was sent by Innocent VIII to reconcile James III of Scotland with his subjects. While in England, in 1503 he was appointed by Henry VII to the see of Hereford, and in the following year to the more lucrative diocese of Bath and Wells, but he never resided in
(1495–1503) rebuilt Bath Abbey in the late Perpendicular style. The work was begun in 1499 and completed in 1530 under John Clerk. The abbey was the last complete monastic edifice to be completed before the impending Reformation. He was succeeded by Adriano Castellesi (1504–18) who was an absentee bishop, under whom the see was administered by Polydore Vergil the noted historian. Castellesi's successor Thomas Wolsey (1518–23) was also an absentee bishop, held the see concurrently with that of York.
History Reformation.
The abbey at