Iorwerth (bishop)
Iorwerth OPraem (also Gervase ) († 1229 ) was a Welsh clergyman. From 1215 he was Bishop of St Davids .
Nothing is known about the origin of Iorwerth, except that he was Welsh. He was considered an honorable clergyman who was elected abbot of the Premonstratensian monastery Talley Abbey in Deheubarth . In 1215 he was elected Bishop of the Welsh Diocese of St Davids . A few days after the Magna Carta was sealed , he was ordained bishop on June 21, 1215 in Staines . His election was a triumph for the Welsh, as the English King John of England by Hugh Foliot had nominated a rival candidate, and a remarkable success of the policy of Llywelyn the Great , Prince of Gwynedd . Iorwerth, however , took seriously the oath of obedience he had to take to the English crown and Archbishop Stephen Langton of Canterbury. He took part in royal council meetings on several occasions, trying to mediate in the conflicts between the Welsh and English. Because he could not always pursue all the goals of the Welsh people, he was sharply criticized in the chronicle of his former monastery. On the other hand, as a bishop, Iorwerth favored his former monastery, which was able to increase its prosperity considerably. In 1215 he took part in the Fourth Lateran Council in Rome. In St Davids, Iorwerth issued the first statutes for the cathedral chapter in 1224 on the model of Salisbury , with which the office of precentor was introduced. After the tower of the cathedral collapsed in 1220, the reconstruction began.
Web links
- Thomas Jones Pierce: IORWERTH (or GERVASE), abbot of Talley and bishop of S. Davids, (1215-1229). In: Dictionary of Welsh Biography, National Library of Wales
Individual evidence
- ^ Sally Harper: Music in Welsh Culture Before 1650: A Study of the Principal Sources . Rootledge 2017, ISBN 978-1-138-25235-6 , p. 202.
- ^ David Walker: Medieval Wales . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1990. ISBN 0-521-31153-5 , p. 85.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey de Henelawe |
Bishop of St. Davids 1215-1229 |
Anselm le Gras |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Iorwerth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vase |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Welsh clergyman, Bishop of St Davids |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1229 |