June 1070 A.D. Day of Remembrance: Robert of Jumieges Died—Bishop of London & 33rd of 105 Archbishops of Canterbury
Bevans, G. M. “Robert of Jumieges (Died 1070).” Brittania.com. N.d. http://www.britannia.com/bios/abofc/rjumieges.html. Accessed 7 May 2014.
Bevans,
Portraits of the Archbishops of
Canterbury. Toronto, ONT: University
of Toronto Libraries, 2011. Available here: http://www.amazon.com/Portraits-Archbishops-Canterbury-Gladys-Bevan/dp/B005HI57FS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399493248&sr=8-1&keywords=bevans+portraits+of+archbishops+of+canterbury
Robert of Jumieges
(Died 1070)
Abbot of Jumieges
Bishop of London
Archbishop of Canterbury
Died: 1070
(Died 1070)
Abbot of Jumieges
Bishop of London
Archbishop of Canterbury
Died: 1070
By birth a Norman, Robert was appointed as Abbot
of Jumieges in 1037. When Edward the Confessor was an exile in Normandy, he
formed a friendship with Robert, who accompanied him on his return to England
and was given the Bishopric of London in 1044.
In 1051, King Edward insisted upon his translation
to Canterbury, against the wishes of the Chapter who had already elected
AeIfric. The resentment aroused by this was increased by the use which Robert
made of his position to inflame the mind of the King against Earl Godwin of
Wessex and to promote the interests of foreigners who filled many offices in
Church and State. Godwin, however, proved in the end, too strong for Robert,
who was obliged to leave the country in 1052 and died at Jumieges in 1070.
Edited from G.M. Bevan's
"Portraits of the Archbishops of Canterbury" (1908).
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