Edmund Lacey
| Edmund Lacey | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Exeter | |
| Church | Catholic |
| See | Diocese of Exeter |
| In office | 1420–1455 |
| Predecessor | John Catterick |
| Successor | John Hales |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 18 September 1455 |
| Previous post | Bishop of Hereford |
Edmund Lacey (or Lacy; died 1455) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of Exeter in England.
Lacey was educated at University College, Oxford, where he was a mature commoner, then Fellow, and subsequently Master of the College from 1398 until c.1401.[1] The College prospered and developed under him, as well as under John Appleton and John Castell who followed him.[2][2] He became dean of the Royal Chapel, accompanying King Henry V to the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.[3]
Lacey was elected to the see of Hereford between 21 January and 17 February 1417 and consecrated on 18 April 1417.[4]
Lacey was translated to the see of Exeter on 15 July 1420. He died on 18 September 1455.[5]
While bishop at Exeter, Lacey promoted the cult of the Archangel Raphael, proclaiming the feast in his diocese in 1443, and working throughout England to institute the cult.[6]
Notes [edit]
- ^ Darwall-Smith, Robin, A History of University College, Oxford. Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-19-928429-0. pages 45, 60, 73–74, 529.
- ^ a b Carr, William, University College, Routledge, 1998. ISBN 978-0-415-18632-2. Chapter IV, The Fifteenth Century: Early Benefactors, Buildings, and Further Statutes (pages 53–73).
- ^ George Oliver, Edmund Lucy. In Lives of the Bishops of Exeter, Exeter: William Roberts, Broadgate, 1861.
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 251
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 247
- ^ Swanson Religion and Devotion p. 171
References [edit]
- 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.
- Swanson, R. N. (1995). Religion and Devotion in Europe, c.1215–c.1515. Cambridge Medieval Textbooks. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-37950-4.
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Duffield |
Master of University College, Oxford 1398–c.1401 |
Succeeded by John Appleton |
| Catholic Church titles | ||
| Preceded by Robert Mascall |
Bishop of Hereford 1417–1420 |
Succeeded by Thomas Polton |
| Preceded by John Catterick |
Bishop of Exeter 1420–1455 |
Succeeded by John Hales |
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