| Denomination | Catholic |
|---|---|
| Senior posting | |
| See | Lincoln |
| Title | Bishop of Lincoln |
| Period in office | 1419–1431 |
| Predecessor | Philip Repyngdon |
| Successor | William Gray |
| Personal | |
| Date of birth | about 1360 |
| Place of birth | Crofton, Wakefield, Yorkshire |
| Date of death | January 25, 1431 |
| Place of death | Sleaford Castle |
Richard Fleming (born around 1360; died January 25 or January 26, 1431, in Sleaford Castle), Bishop of Lincoln, and founder of Lincoln College, Oxford, was born at Crofton in Yorkshire. The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. See also List of bishops of Lincoln and precursor offices The Bishop of Lincoln heads the ( Anglican) Philip Repyngdon (or Repington, or Repyndon) (died 1424 was an English Bishop and cardinal. William Gray (or William Grey) was a medieval Bishop of London and Bishop of Lincoln. Wakefield lies at the heart of the City of Wakefield, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Sleaford Castle is a medieval castle in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England See also List of bishops of Lincoln and precursor offices The Bishop of Lincoln heads the ( Anglican) Lincoln College (in full The College of the Blessed Mary and All Saints Lincoln) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford Crofton is a village near Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain.
He was descended from a good family, and was educated at University College, Oxford. University College (in full the The Master and Fellows of the College of the Great Hall of the University of Oxford, colloquially referred to as Univ) is one of Having taken his degrees, he was made prebendary of York in 1406, and the next year was junior proctor of the university. York ( is an historic Walled city sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. About this time he became an ardent Wycliffite, winning over many persons, some of high rank, to the side of the reformer, and incurring the censure of Archbishop Arundel. John Wycliffe (ˈwɪklɪf also spelled Wyclif, Wycliff, Wiclef, Wicliffe, or Wickliffe) (mid-1320s – 31 December Thomas Arundel (1353 - 19 February 1414 was Archbishop of Canterbury in 1397 and from 1399 until his death an outspoken opponent of the Lollards
He afterwards became one of Wycliffe's most determined opponents. Before 1415 he was instituted to the rectory of Boston in Lincolnshire, and he was nominated to Lincoln on November 20, 1419. Boston ( is a town and small Port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, On April 28, 1420 he was consecrated bishop of Lincoln. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title [1] In 1428–1429 he attended the councils of Pavia and Siena, and in the presence of the pope, Martin V, made an eloquent speech in vindication of his native country, and in eulogy of the papacy. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Council of Siena ( 1423 - 1424) marked a somewhat inconclusive stage in the Conciliar movement that was attempting Pope Martin V (c 1368 &ndash February 20, 1431) born Odo (or It was probably on this occasion that he was named chamberlain to the pope.
To Bishop Fleming was entrusted the execution of the decree of the council for the exhumation and, burning of Wycliffe's remains. In February of 1424, the see of York being vacant, the pope conferred it on Fleming; but the king (Henry V) refused to confirm the appointment, and Fleming resigned the appointment in July of 1425. The Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Henry V (16 September 1386 &ndash 31 August 1422 was one of the most significant English warrior kings of the 15th century [2] In 1427, Fleming obtained the royal licence empowering him to found a college at Oxford for the special purpose of training up disputants against Wycliffe's heresy. Heresy is an introduced change to some system of belief especially a religion that conflicts with the previously established canon of that belief He died at Sleaford, on 26 January 1431. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. [1] Lincoln College was, however, completed by his trustees, and its endowments were afterwards augmented by various benefactors.
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- Fryde, E. B. ; Greenway, D. E. ; Porter, S. ; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition, revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Philip Morgan |
Archbishop of York election quashed 1424–1425 |
Succeeded by John Kempe |
| Preceded by Philip Repyngdon |
Bishop of Lincoln 1420–1431 |
Succeeded by William Gray |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fleming, Richard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Flemyng, Richard |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of York elect; Bishop of Lincoln |
| DATE OF BIRTH | about 1360 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1431 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Sleaford Castle |
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