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Lincoln Cathedral, also called Lincoln Minster, [2] and formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, is a Church of England cathedral in Lincoln, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Lincoln and is the mother church of the diocese of Lincoln .
Hugh of Lincoln (1246 – 27 August 1255) was an English boy whose death in Lincoln was falsely attributed to Jews. He is sometimes known as Little Saint Hugh or Little Sir Hugh to distinguish him from the adult saint , Hugh of Lincoln (died 1200).
The Mediaeval Library, Lincoln Cathedral, c. 1923. In the mediaeval era the manuscripts were kept in a chest or cupboard, and scholars came from great distances to consult them. [3] By 1422 a new, chained library had been built over the east walk of the Cloister, adjoining the Chapter House. Three of the mediaeval reading desks and one bench ...
Robert Grosseteste [n 1] (/ ˈ ɡ r oʊ s t ɛ s t / GROHS-test; Latin: Robertus Grosseteste; c. 1168-70 – 8 or 9 October 1253), [11] also known as Robert Greathead or Robert of Lincoln, was an English statesman, scholastic philosopher, theologian, scientist and Bishop of Lincoln.
The Hague, Musee Meermanno-Westreenianum, 10 A 3 (Jerome, Letters) ... Biblioteca de la Universidad, Res. 1 (Prayer Book of ... Lincoln, Cathedral, MS A I ...
On 25 May the cathedral chapter of Lincoln was ordered to elect a new bishop, and Hugh was elected. [5] Hugh insisted on a second, private election by the canons, securely in their chapterhouse at Lincoln rather than in the king's chapel - the result confirmed his election. Lincoln was the largest diocese in England, encompassing some 9 counties.
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The Lincoln Thornton Manuscript is a medieval manuscript compiled and copied by the fifteenth-century English scribe and landowner Robert Thornton, MS 91 in the library of Lincoln Cathedral. The manuscript is notable for containing single versions of important poems such as the Alliterative Morte Arthure and Sir Perceval of Galles , and gives ...