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Wulfstan (Bishop of Worcester)

 Born1008   Born At
 Died19 January 1095  Buried At
 Born1008 / 
 Died19 January 1095 / 
ulfstan, bishop of Worcester undertook large scale rebuilding work, including Worcester Cathedral, Hereford Cathedral, (Tewkesbury Abbey?), Great Malvern Priory and many other churches in the Worcester, Hereford and Gloucester area.

Wulfstan was a native of the Worcester area and managed to retain his position as bishop (which he took in 1062), after the Norman invasion of 1066.

He had an alter dedicated to him in (Great Malvern Priory?) alongside Cantilupe of Hereford and King Edward the Confessor.

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 Wulfstan (Bishop of Worcester) (b.1008 - d.1095)
 Wulfstan (Bishop of Worcester) (b.1008 - d.1095)

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1058    (Age: 50yrs)

Under the direction of Wulfstan, the future Bishop of Worcester, construction work began at Gloucester Cathedral. The new building was burnt down and rebuilt later by Abbot Serlo.

1062    (Age: 54yrs)

Wulfstan, a monk at Worcester Cathedral from 1040, was recommended for the position of bishop by visiting papal legates.

1074    (Age: 66yrs)

A rebellion led by Roger, Earl of Hereford, against King William was halted at Worcester by Bishop Wulfstan and Walter de Lacy whose army prevented the rebels crossing the River Severn.

1084    (Age: 76yrs)

Building work starts on Worcester Cathedral. Orchestrated by Bishop Wulfstan. (More Information to follow)

1088    (Age: 80yrs)

The Worcestershire rebellion led by Robert of Lacy was dealt with quickly by Wulfstan, the Bishop of Worcester, who called on those knights and local landowners still loyal to the King to defend Worcester. Many of the rebels were captured or killed.

1095    (Age: 87yrs)

Wulfstan was bishop of Worcester. The location of his grave is not known.

1158

At Easter King Henry II, and his wife Eleanor, visited Worcester Cathedral and placed their crowns on the shrine of Wulfstan, vowing not to wear them again.

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Selection of references used:

  • 1. T. Francis Bumpus, The Cathedrals of England and Wales, 1934
  • 2. H.W.C.Davis, England under the Normans and Angevins, 1949
  • 3. John Harvey, The Plantagenets

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