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4 unusual facts about Jocelin of Wells


Church of St James, Winscombe

There are no records remaining of the Norman church on the site, but there evidence of the building of the church which was consecrated by Bishop Jocelin on 26 August 1236.

Elias of Dereham

Elias of Dereham (died 1246) was a master stonemason designer, closely associated with Bishop Jocelin of Wells.

Hugh of Wells

Hugh was the son of Edward of Wells and elder brother of Jocelin of Wells, Bishop of Bath.

Peter of Aigueblanche

He then served as a papal judge-delegate, judging a case for the papacy that had been referred back to England, this one involving a dispute between King Henry and Jocelin of Wells, the Bishop of Bath and Wells, over Glastonbury Abbey.



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