Walter Suffield
Walter Suffield | |
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Bishop of Norwich | |
Elected | c. 9 July 1244 |
Term ended | 19 May 1257 |
Predecessor | William de Raley |
Successor | Simon Walton |
Orders | |
Consecration | 26 February 1245 |
Personal details | |
Died | 19 May 1257 |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Walter Suffield (died 19 May 1257) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich.
Life
Suffield was a canonist at Paris before his election to the see of Norwich about 9 July 1244. He was consecrated on 26 February 1245.[1] He was an eloquent preacher, and showed generosity to the poor (during one famine, even selling some of his own goods in order to provide them with food).[2]
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In 1249, he founded St. Giles's Hospital in Norwich (which remains in use as the Great Hospital to this day) to provide care for the poor.[3]
He has been reported as visiting his bishop's palace at South Elmham Hall where he enjoyed the hunting.[4]
He died on 19 May 1257,[5] leaving bequests to both the poor and the hospital.[6]
Citations
- ^ British History Online Bishops of Norwich accessed on 29 October 2007
- ^ Lewin, "A medieval occupational pension" (2017)
- ^ Lewin, "A medieval occupational pension" (2017)
- ^ "South Elmham Hall". Suffolk Heritage Explorer. Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 261
- ^ Lewin, "A medieval occupational pension" (2017)
References
- British History Online Bishops of Norwich accessed on 29 October 2007
- 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.
- Lewin, Chris (22 June 2017). "A medieval occupational pension". The Actuary. Institute & Faculty of Actuaries. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
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Preceded by William de Raley | Bishop of Norwich 1244–1257 | Succeeded by Simon Walton |
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