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Diocese of Salisbury

Church of England diocese in the south of England

11 dated entries naming Diocese of Salisbury, drawn from 10 separate years between 871 CE and 1180 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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9th century

  • 871March 22 – Battle of Meretum: The West Saxons, led by Æthelred I and Alfred, are defeated by the Danes. Among the many dead is Heahmund, bishop of Salisbury.source
  • 893Asser, bishop of Sherborne, writes his Life of King Alfred in Wessex. He studies for 6 months each year in Alfred's household.source

10th century

  • 909Asser, bishop of Sherborne, dies. His See is divided, there are new Bishoprics created at Wells, Crediton, Ramsbury and Sonning.source
  • 909Asser, bishop of Sherborne (approximate date)source

11th century

  • 1078February 20 – Herman, bishop of Salisburysource
  • 1080Osmund, bishop of Salisbury, builds Devizes Castle in Wiltshire.source
  • 1099December 3 – Osmund, Norman lord chancellor of England and bishop of Salisbury, canonized (born 1065)source

12th century

  • 1106Roger le Poer, bishop of Salisbury, is granted land in south Wales by Henry I. He starts the construction of Kidwelly Castle on the banks of the river Gwendraeth.source
  • 1107August 11 – The Investiture Controversy is resolved, by the reconciliation of Henry I and Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury and the mass consecration of bishops by Anselm at the royal Palace of Westminster: William Giffard to Winchester, Roger to Salisbury, Reynelm to Hereford, William Warelwast to Exeter and Urban to Llandaff. Roger of Salisbury is also appointed Justiciar in this year.source
  • 1111Josceline de Bohon, bishop of Salisbury (died 1184)source
  • 1180Robert de Bingham, bishop of Salisbury (died 1246)source

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