Robert Sherborne
Robert Sherborne | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of St David's (1505–1508) Bishop of Chichester (1508–1536) | |
 Monument in Chichester Cathedral | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chichester |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 5 March 1501 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1453 |
| Died | 1536 |
Robert Sherborne[1] (born c. 1453 Rolleston on Dove,[2][3] died 1536) was bishop of Chichester from 1508 to 1536.
Sherborne was Archdeacon of Huntingdon (1494–1496), Archdeacon of Buckingham and of Taunton (1496–1505)[4] and Dean of St Paul's (1499–1505).[5] Exceptionally, he held ecclesiastical posts prior to ordination: he was made a deacon in 1499 and ordained a priest on 5 March 1501.[4] From 1505 to 1508 he was bishop of St David's.[6]
Sherborne was a patron of the artist Lambert Barnard, commissioning several series of paintings from him.[7][8] He founded the Free Grammar School in Rolleston, around 1520,[9] which continued to 1909.[10]
References
- ^ Sherborn, Shirbirn, Sherburne, Sherburn, Sherbourne.
- ^ Bishop Sherborne's own writings quoted in Francis W. Steer, Robert Sherburne Bishop of Chichester: Some Aspects of his Life Reconsidered, Chichester Papers No. 16 (Chichester City Council, 1960), p.2
- ^ St Mary's Church, Rolleston-on-Dove
- ^ a b Christopher Harper-Bill (January 2011) [2004]. "Sherborn, Robert (c.1454–1536)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Deans of St Paul's | British History Online
- ^ Bishops of St. Davids
- ^ Croft-Murray, Edward, ‘Lambert Barnard: An English Early Renaissance Painter', Archaeological Journal, Vol. 113, (1957), pp. 108-125
- ^ Coke, Karen, Lambert Barnard, Chichester’s Tudor Painter (Chichester, Dean and Chapter of Chichester Cathedral, 2014)
- ^ Roehampton - Romsey | British History Online
- ^ The Roots of Education
Sources
- Concise Dictionary of National Biography
- Steer, Francis W., Robert Sherburne Bishop of Chichester: Some Aspects of his Life Reconsidered, Chichester Papers No. 16 (Chichester City Council, 1960)
