Summary
Josceline de Bohon or Bohun (c. 1111–1184) was an Anglo-Norman religious leader.
Josceline de Bohon | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Salisbury | |
 Tomb in Salisbury Cathedral traditionally thought to be Josceline's | |
| Appointed | 1142 |
| Term ended | before 18 November 1184 |
| Predecessor | Philip de Harcourt |
| Successor | Hubert Walter |
| Other post(s) | Archdeacon of Winchester |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1111 |
| Died | 18 November 1184 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Life edit
Josceline was a great-grandson of Humphrey de Bohun, one of the companions of William the Conqueror. Savaric FitzGeldewin, who was bishop of Bath from 1192 to 1205, was Josceline's second cousin.[1] Josceline served Henry of Blois, bishop of Winchester, and studied law in Italy[2] at Bologna during the 1130s.[3] He was also an old friend of Pope Alexander III. Joscelin was appointed archdeacon of Winchester in 1139[4] and consecrated bishop of Salisbury in 1142.[5] His brother was Richard, who served as bishop of Coutances from 1151 to 1179[4] and who was appointed chancellor of Normandy by King Henry II.[1]
In 1170, Josceline was excommunicated by Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, ostensibly for having assisted in the coronation of Henry the Young King, son of Henry II.[6] His case was ignored by Rome until after Becket's assassination: he was finally pardoned in 1172.[7]
Josceline's son was Reginald, bishop of Bath.[8] Some sources say that Reginald was born while his father was studying law in Italy,[2] others that he might have been born before his father became a priest.[8]
Josceline resigned his see before his death on 18 November 1184[5] to become a Cistercian monk at Forde Abbey in Dorset.[4]
Notes edit
Citations edit
- ^ a b Spear "The Norman Empire and the Secular Clergy" The Journal of British Studies p. 4
- ^ a b Barlow Thomas Becket p. 78
- ^ Turner "Roman Law" Journal of British Studies p. 9
- ^ a b c British History Online Bishops of Salisbury Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 30 October 2007
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 270
- ^ Warren, Henry II, p. 507.
- ^ Frost, Christian. Time, Space, and Order: The Making of Medieval Salisbury, p. 29. Peter Lang (Bern), 2009.
- ^ a b Warren, Henry II, p. 535
References edit
- Barlow, Frank Thomas Becket Berkeley, CA:University of California Press 1986 ISBN 0-520-07175-1
- 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.
- Morey, A. and C. N. L. Brooke, eds. Letters and Charters of Gilbert Foliot, ed. Cambridge, 1967) p. 530.
- Spear, David S. "The Norman Empire and the Secular Clergy, 1066–1204" The Journal of British Studies Volume XXI Number 2 Spring 1982 p. 1-10
- Turner, Ralph V. (Autumn 1975). "Roman Law in England Before the Time of Bracton". Journal of British Studies. 15 (1): 1–25. doi:10.1086/385676. S2CID 159948800.
- Warren, W. L. Henry II Berkeley: University of California Press 1973 ISBN 0-520-03494-5