About Henry of Lexington
Lived 1200 – 1258. Henry of Lexington was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Henry of Lexington (or Henry Lexington; died 1258) was a medieval Bishop of Lincoln.
Life
Henry held the prebend of Calne in the diocese of Salisbury before becoming treasurer of Salisbury by 13 January 1239. By January 1246 he was Dean of Lincoln. 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.
Henry was elected to the see of Lincoln on either 21 or 30 December 1253 and consecrated on 17 May 1254, at London or possibly at Lambeth.
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Who was Henry of Lexington?
Bishop of Lincoln
When was Henry of Lexington born?
Henry of Lexington was born in 1200.
When did Henry of Lexington die?
Henry of Lexington died on 8 August 1258 in Nettleham.
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Henry of Lexington was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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