Anian I.

Anian I. (also Anian or Einion ap Maredudd ; † before September 29, 1266 ) was a Welsh clergyman. He was Bishop of St. Asaph from about 1247 until his death .

Election to bishop

Anian was a Welshman and was called Einion ap Maredudd when he was elected Bishop of the Diocese of St Asaph after 1247 . After the Anglo-Welsh War from 1244 to 1247 , large parts of the area of ​​the diocese came under English rule. On September 15, 1249, Anian and the Cathedral Chapter of St Asaph officially recognized that in the Diocese of St Asaph, as in the English dioceses, no new bishop could be elected without the permission of the English King. The choice had to be confirmed by the English king. Before September 27, 1247 Anian had the King Henry III. homage and received from him the temporalities of the diocese. Before the end of November 1247 he was probably ordained bishop in Leominster by the bishops Walter de Cantilupe of Worcester, Richard of Bangor and Richard of Meath .

Activity as bishop

On July 10, 1250 Anian granted to pilgrims who consecrated him altar of the chapel of Bruera visited a drain . When the Anglo-Welsh War broke out again in 1256 , Anian found himself in a difficult position. The English king placed him under his protection on December 30th, on condition that he would remain loyal to him. In 1258 and 1260 Anian called for peace. In 1261 he served as chairman of a commission to mediate in the dispute between Bishop Richard of Bangor and Llywelyn ap Gruffydd , Prince of Gwynedd . Subsequently, he seemed to have accepted the supremacy of Lord Llywelyn. In 1263 he gave half of the income of the church of Llanllwchaearn in Cedewain to the nuns of Llanllugan Abbey and in 1265 the church of Berriw to the monastery Strata Marcella .

Web links

• John Edward Lloyd: ANIAN I (Dictionary of Welsh Biography, National Library of Wales)

predecessor	Office	successor
Hywel ex Ednyfed	Bishop of St. Asaph 1266–1267	John