Hugh de Mapenore

Hugh de Mapenore († April 16, 1219 ) was a bishop of the English diocese of Hereford .

origin

Hugh de Mapenore was a son of Robert de Mapenore and his wife Matilda. The Mapenore family had owned Hampton Manors near Leominster since the mid-12th century . Since Hugh was referred to as a Magister , he must have attended high school.

Career as a clergyman

No earlier than 1189, no later than 1196 Hugh was in the service of the mighty Marcher Lord William III de Briouze . His son Giles became Bishop of Hereford in 1200 . In the wake of Giles Hugh episcopal official and was between 30 November 1201 and 29 September 1202 for the Dean of Hereford Cathedral appointed. As dean, Hugh often served as papal judge in church disputes. To do this, he had to defend the privileges of the cathedral chapter in several trials, including a trial against Llanthony Secunda Priory , who demanded that citizens from Hereford may be buried not only in the cathedral but also in the priory church. The anonymous author of the Prose Salernitan Questions, however, mocked Hugh's sex life, which is said to have been more pronounced than that of other clergymen. In 1208 the Briouze family fell out of favor with King John Ohneland . Bishop Giles fled into exile in France, while Hugh probably went to Ireland with William III de Briouze, who rebelled unsuccessfully against the king. There he testified to Briouze's documents. When Hugh returned to Hereford after the failure of the rebellion of William de Briouze, who died in exile in 1211, is uncertain, but he was back in Hereford by January 1212 at the latest.

Bishop of Hereford

Election to bishop

After the death of Bishop Giles de Briouze, the cathedral chapter elected Hugh as the new bishop on February 3, 1216, even if he was not one of the candidates proposed by the king for election. The king, who at that time was in the middle of the First War of the Barons against a powerful aristocratic opposition, turned to the Pope and claimed that this election would excommunicate the cathedral chapter . Pope Honorius III. In August 1216 transferred the decision to the papal legate Guala , who recognized Hugh's election shortly after the death of Johann Ohneland on the night of October 19. On October 27, Hugh vowed obedience to Archbishop Stephan Langton , and on December 18, 1216, Hugh was ordained bishop by Bishop Silvester of Worcester in Gloucester .

Supporters of King Henry III.

Hugh loyally supported the Regency Council, which was established for the underage King Henry III. led the government. On May 20, 1217 he took part in the Battle of Lincoln at the side of the royal troops . On the other hand, he sat in June 1217 together with Ralph de Neville in the government for the rebel Geoffrey de Longchamp . In March 1218 Hugh testified to the Peace of Worcester between the Welsh prince Llywelyn from Iorwerth and the English king. A little later, at the end of April, Hugh escorted the South Welsh princes to Woodstock , where they paid homage to the English king.

Serving as Bishop of Hereford

Despite Hugh's brief tenure as bishop, he received more than 20 documents. In Leominster Priory he allowed the building of a chapel dedicated to the memory of Bishop Giles de Briouze and Hugh's own parents. Reading Abbey , which was the motherhouse of Leominster Priory, he allowed monks to be transferred to the priory and also to withdraw. Lyre Abbey in Normandy, conquered by France in 1204, still had patronage rights to parishes in Herefordshire. Hugh converted these rights into a benefit due to the abbot of Lyre Abbey. He was represented in England by a vicar who was to be responsible for the liturgical chant at the services in Hereford Cathedral. In creating such an office, Hugh followed the example of other dioceses, most notably the Diocese of Salisbury . On June 6, 1218 he took part in the consecration of the new building of Worcester Cathedral . On April 14, 1219 he testified to a document for Gloucester Abbey , but died two days later. He was buried in Hereford Cathedral.

Web links

• Julia Barrow : Mapenore, Hugh de (d. 1219). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004

predecessor	Office	successor
Giles de Braose	Bishop of Hereford 1216-1219	Hugh Foliot