Simeon
British abbot
About Simeon
Lived 994 – 1094 (aged 99–100).
Simeon (died 21 November 1093) It was through his brother's influence that Simeon was made prior of Winchester, then in 1082 Abbot of Ely, where he began work on the present Ely Cathedral. He recovered for the monastery of Ely the lands which had been allotted to the Normans during their siege of the island of Ely when it was held by Hereward the Wake.
He died in 1093, at the age of 100. On his death the temporalities of the monastery were seized by Ralph Flambard, the minister of William Rufus, and no abbot was appointed until the accession of Henry I in 1100.
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Who was Simeon?
British abbot (1994-1094)
When was Simeon born?
Simeon was born in 994.
When did Simeon die?
Simeon died in 1094 in Ely.
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