John the Chanter
John the Chanter | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Exeter | |
| Appointed | 1184 |
| Term ended | 1 June 1191 |
| Predecessor | Bartholomew Iscanus |
| Successor | Henry Marshal |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 5 October 1186 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1 June 1191 |
| Buried | Exeter Cathedral |
| Denomination | Catholic |
John the Chanter (died 1 June 1191) was a medieval Bishop of Exeter.
Life
[edit]John's exact background is unclear, though biographer John Prince refers to him as "a native" of Devon.[1] Liskeard lawyer Frederick Caunter states that he was born in Exeter, and was said to be a great-grandson of Condor, Earl of Cornwall.[2] He may be the same person as the John Planeta, who was a clerk of Thomas Becket's during Becket's exile, but the connection is not proven.[3] Antiquaries Thomas Duffus Hardy and John Le Neve say he was originally Sub-Dean of Salisbury,[2] though all that is known for certain is that he was elderly when he was consecrated as Bishop.[3]
According to antiquary Richard Izacke, John was installed Bishop of Exeter in 1184 and served for six years.[2] He was consecrated on 5 October 1186.[4] According to Caunter, "he appears to have been of good repute" and carried out a number of repairs to the cathedral during his short time as bishop.[2] He was present at King Richard I's coronation in 1189.[3]
John died on 1 June 1191.[4] He was buried in an altar tomb under the south tower of Exeter Cathedral, which survives to this day.[5] The Caunter family traditionally claim a connection to John, though Frederick Caunter considered this unlikely.[2]
Citations
[edit]- ^ Prince, John (1810). Danmonii orientales illustres: or, The worthies of Devon. A work, wherein the lives and fortunes of the most famous divines, statesmen, swordsmen, physicians, writers, and other eminent persons, natives of that most noble province, from before the Norman conquest, down to the present age, are memorized. Plymouth: Rees & Curtis. pp. 202–203.
- ^ a b c d e F. Lyde Caunter (1930). "Of the alleged Descent from the Earls of Cornwall". Caunter Family History. Solicitors' Law Stationery Society. pp. 15–21.
- ^ a b c Barlow "John the Chanter" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 246
- ^ "John the Chanter's tomb in Exeter Cathedral" Exeter Cathedral
References
[edit]- Barlow, Frank (24 May 2007). "John the Chanter (d. 1191)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/94378. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- "John the Chanter's tomb in Exeter Cathedral". Exeter Cathedral. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- Prince, John (1810). Danmonii orientales illustres: or, The worthies of Devon. A work, wherein the lives and fortunes of the most famous divines, statesmen, swordsmen, physicians, writers, and other eminent persons, natives of that most noble province, from before the Norman conquest, down to the present age, are memorized. Plymouth: Rees & Curtis. pp. 202–203.
External links
[edit]- "Entry for John" in George Oliver's Lives of the Bishops of Exeter
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