Richard de CapellaorRichard of the Chapel[1](died 1127) was a medievalBishop of Hereford.
Richard de Capella | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Hereford | |
| Elected | 7 January 1121 |
| Term ended | 15 August 1127 |
| Predecessor | Geoffrey de Clive |
| Successor | Robert de Bethune |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 16 January 1121 byRalph d'Escures,Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 15 August 1127 Ledbury |
| Buried | Hereford Cathedral |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Life
editCapella was a member of thechanceryin charge of the king's seal during the reign of KingHenry I of Englandbefore being electedbishop.[2]As such "he was responsible for the preparation and validation of all royal charters, including many grants for major ecclesiastics, who were quickly recognising the financial rewards to be realised from markets and fairs."[3]This was a good qualification for his future role in developing Herefordshire economically.[citation needed]
Capella was elected to thesee of Herefordon 7 January[4]or just before 2 February 1121. He was consecrated on 16 January 1121 atLambethby ArchbishopRalph d'Escuresof Canterbury.[2]
Capella attended the legatine council held by the new Archbishop of Canterbury,William de Corbeil,at London in 1127. At this council,Urban, Bishop of Llandaffbrought charges against both Richard andBernard, Bishop of St David'sfor intruding into the jurisdiction of Llandaff. However, nothing concrete was decided at the council and Urban appealed to the papacy.[5]The ultimate decision, after Richard's death, was in Hereford's favour.[citation needed]
Capella also attempted to improve the financial condition of the diocese and obtained from Henry I confirmation of the right to hold a fair inHereford,an institution dating from well before the Conquest. He also co-operated with the king in building the first bridge across theWyeat Hereford, and in the re-establishment of the minster atLeominster.[3]Only a few charters exist from when he was bishop.[6]It was probably during his episcopate that towns were founded on the episcopal manors ofLeominster,Ledbury,Bromyard,andRoss-on-Wye.[7]
Capella died on 15 August 1127[4]atLedbury.[2]He was buried inHereford Cathedral.[6]
Citations
edit- ^ChrimesIntroductionp. 25
- ^abcBarrowFasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 8: Hereford: Bishops
- ^abHillaby "Bishop Richard de Capella"Essays
- ^abFryde, et al.Handbook of British Chronologyp. 250
- ^BrettEnglish Churchp. 81
- ^abBarrow "Richard de Capella"Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^HillabyLedbury[page needed]
References
edit- Barrow, J. S. (2002).Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 8: Hereford: Bishops.Institute of Historical Research.Retrieved26 October2007.
- Barrow, Julia (2004)."Richard de Capella (d. 1127)".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/23506.Retrieved30 June2008.(subscription orUK public library membershiprequired)
- Brett, M. (1975).The English Church under Henry I.Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.ISBN0-19-821861-3.
- Chrimes, S. B. (1966).An Introduction to the Administrative History of Mediaeval England(Third ed.). Oxford, UK: Basil Blackwell.OCLC270094959.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996).Handbook of British Chronology(Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.ISBN0-521-56350-X.
- Hillaby, J. (2011). "Bishop Richard de Capella and the Foundation of Herefordshire's Market Towns".Essays in Honour of Jim and Muriel Tonkin.Hereford, UK: Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club.ISBN978-0-9505823-4-4.
- Hillaby, Joe (1997).Ledbury, A Medieval Borough.Woonton Almeley, UK: Logaston Press.ISBN978-1-873827-05-5.