Thomas de Cantilupe depicted in a now-lost
Stained-Glass Window in the Church of
Saint James the Great, Snitterfield, Warwickshire.[a]
A 1656 drawing by William Dugdale of an ancient (13th-Century) Stained-Glass Window then existing in the Church of Saint James the Great, Snitterfield, Warwickshire, showing a standing figure of Saint Thomas de Cantilupe (1220 - 1282), Bishop of Hereford.
On his Robe, he displays the Arms of Cantilupe Modern: Gules, three leopard’s faces jessant-de-lys or, which were later adopted as the Arms of the See of Hereford.
Source: Dugdale, William (1605-1686),
Antiquities of Warwickshire, 1656, p.505[1]
Author: Dugdale, William (1605-1686)
(Wikimedia Commons)
Text from Wikipedia - the free encyclopædia,
unless stated otherwise.
Thomas de Cantilupe (1218 – 25 August 1282; also spelled Cantelow, Cantelou, Canteloupe, Latinised to de Cantilupo)[b] was Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Hereford.
He was Canonised in 1320 by Pope John XXII. He has been noted as “an inveterate enemy of the Jews”,[2] and his demands that they be expelled from England were cited in the evidence presented for his Canonisation.
Thomas was the third son of William II de Cantilupe (☩ 1251), 2nd feudal Baron of Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire,[3] who was Steward of the Household to King Henry III.
Thomas was the third son of William II de Cantilupe (☩ 1251), 2nd feudal Baron of Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire,[3] who was Steward of the Household to King Henry III.
from which illustrations were taken.
Date: 1861.
Diocese of Vindobonæ (Vienna).
Illustration: Zephyrinus.
(☩ 1260), a daughter of Hugh de Gournai and widow of Amaury VI of Montfort-Évreux (☩ 1213), Earl of Gloucester.[4]. Thomas’s uncle was Walter de Cantilupe (☩ 1266), Bishop of Worcester.
Cantilupe was educated at Oxford, Paris and Orléans, and was a Teacher of Canon Law at the University of Oxford, where he became Chancellor in 1261.[6]
During the Second Barons’ War, Cantilupe favoured Simon de Montfort and the Baronial Party. He represented the Barons before King Louis IX of France at Amiens in 1264.[7]
On 25 February 1264, when he was Archdeacon of Stafford, Cantilupe was made Lord Chancellor of England,[8] but was deprived of the Office after de Montfort’s death at the Battle of Evesham, and lived abroad for a while.
Cantilupe was educated at Oxford, Paris and Orléans, and was a Teacher of Canon Law at the University of Oxford, where he became Chancellor in 1261.[6]
The Proper Collect for the Feast Day of Saint Thomas of Hereford. Contained in The Supplementum Missarum
Per Angliam Propriarum (The English Propers).
Missale Romanum from Vindobonæ (Venice) dated 1861.
Illustration: Zephyrinus.
During the Second Barons’ War, Cantilupe favoured Simon de Montfort and the Baronial Party. He represented the Barons before King Louis IX of France at Amiens in 1264.[7]
On 25 February 1264, when he was Archdeacon of Stafford, Cantilupe was made Lord Chancellor of England,[8] but was deprived of the Office after de Montfort’s death at the Battle of Evesham, and lived abroad for a while.
“Festum S.Thomæ Herefordiensis”.
The entry for the Feast Day of Saint Thomas of Hereford, Confessor and Bishop on 3 October. Contained in
The Supplementum Missarum Per Angliam Propriarum
(The English Propers).
Missale Romanum from Vindobonæ (Venice) dated 1861.
Mass: Sacerdotes.
Illustration: Zephyrinus.
Following his return to England, he was again appointed Chancellor of Oxford University, where he lectured on Theology and held several ecclesiastical appointments.[9][6]
In 1274 Cantilupe attended the Second Council of Lyons[11] and, on 14 June 1275, he was appointed Bishop of Hereford, being Consecrated on 8 September 1275.[12]
Cantilupe was now a trusted adviser of King Edward I and when attending Royal Councils at Windsor Castle or at Westminster, he lived at Earley, in Berkshire. Even when differing from the King’s opinions, he did not forfeit his favour.[9]
Cantilupe was now a trusted adviser of King Edward I and when attending Royal Councils at Windsor Castle or at Westminster, he lived at Earley, in Berkshire. Even when differing from the King’s opinions, he did not forfeit his favour.[9]
Copilot states: Saint Thomas of Hereford, also known as Thomas de Cantilupe, has multiple Feast Days, depending on the tradition:
25 August — This is the date of his death in 1282 and is recognised in the Roman Martyrology.
3 October — Celebrated in England as his principal Feast Day.
2 October — Previously observed in England before being moved to 3 October.
The rest of this most interesting Article can be read in full at WIKIPEDIA
Available HERE
