Hugh of Lincoln [SEP] canonization status
Hugh of Lincoln
Hugh of Lincoln (1135/40 – 16 November 1200), also known as Hugh of Avalon, was a French noble, Benedictine and Carthusian monk, bishop of Lincoln in the Kingdom of England, and Catholic saint. At the time of the Reformation, he was the best-known after Thomas Becket. His feast is observed by Catholics on 16 November and by Anglicans on 17 November.
Life.
Hugh was born at the château of Avalon, at the border of the Dauphiné with Savoy
canonization of Hugh of Lincoln.
John was elected to the see of Ely about 24 January 1220. He was consecrated bishop on 8 March 1220 at London by Langton. He was enthroned at Ely Cathedral on 25 March 1220. He owed his election to the papal legate Pandulf Verraccio. While bishop, the pope once more named him to a canonization commission, this time in 1223 for William of York. He was rarely involved in political matters, but did go to France on a diplomatic mission in 1223.
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