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Stigand
Stigand (c.1000–72), archbishop of Canterbury (1052–70), was a worldly prelate, whose extensive lands placed him among the wealthiest magnates in Edward the Confessor's England. Promoted rapidly by the king, he held the bishoprics of Winchester and Canterbury in plurality after 1052, an arrangement for which there were precedents in England, but which was illegal in canon law. His appointment to Canterbury after the Norman Robert of Jumièges had been forced into exile was also deemed uncanonical by the papacy. He was at first apparently accepted by William the Conqueror, even though he had crowned Harold Godwineson. This was presumably a consequence of William's early policy of trying to work with the native English. But in 1070 a case for his removal was built up from his numerous irregularities and he was deposed by a papal legate. He died a prisoner in 1072.
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JOHN CANNON. "Stigand." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Stigand." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Stigand.html JOHN CANNON. "Stigand." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Stigand.html |
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Stigand
Stigand (c.1000–72), archbishop of Canterbury (1052–70), was a worldly prelate. Promoted rapidly by Edward the Confessor, he held the bishoprics of Winchester and Canterbury in plurality after 1052. His appointment to Canterbury after the Norman Robert of Jumièges had been forced into exile was deemed uncanonical by the papacy. He was at first apparently accepted by William the Conqueror, even though he had crowned Harold Godwineson. This was presumably a consequence of William's early policy of trying to work with the native English. But in 1070 a case for his removal was built up from his numerous irregularities and he was deposed by a papal legate.
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JOHN CANNON. "Stigand." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Stigand." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Stigand.html JOHN CANNON. "Stigand." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Stigand.html |
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Stigand
Stigand (d. ?1072), Abp. of Canterbury. He became Bp. of Winchester in 1047. When he was appointed Abp. of Canterbury in 1052, he retained the see of Winchester as well. He did not secure Papal recognition until 1058, and then from Benedict X, who was himself deposed in 1059. Although Stigand's dubious status at Canterbury provided a pretext for William I's invasion in 1066, he was honoured by the Conqueror until the throne was secure. In 1070 William had him deposed by Papal legates and he died in custody.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Stigand." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Stigand." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Stigand.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Stigand." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Stigand.html |
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Stigand
Stigand , d. 1072, English prelate. He held simultaneously the sees of Winchester and Canterbury from 1052 though official recognition of this did not come until 1058 from Benedict X, an antipope. He has generally been cast as an opportunist, useful to Edward the Confessor (he negotiated the peace between Edward and Earl Godwin in 1052). Stigand welcomed William I and continued in his offices until a papal commission under Alexander II replaced him (1070) with Lanfranc. |
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"Stigand." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Stigand." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Stigand.html "Stigand." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Stigand.html |
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