Stephen Gravesend was a medieval Bishop of London.

Stephen Gravesend
Bishop of London
Elected1 September 1318
Term ended8 April 1338
PredecessorRichard Newport
SuccessorRichard de Wentworth
Orders
Consecration14 January 1319
Personal details
Died8 April 1338
DenominationCatholic

Gravesend was elected 1 September 1318 and consecrated on 14 January 1319. He died on 8 April 1338.[1]

Gravesend, along with Archbishop Melton, John Ross and Hamo Hethe, alone spoke up in Edward II's defence during the Parliamentary session that deposed Edward.[2]

Citations

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  1. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 258
  2. ^ Weir Queen Isabella p. 257

References

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  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  • Weir, Alison Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery and Murder in Medieval England New York: Ballantine 2005 ISBN 0-345-45319-0
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  • Hutchinson, John (1892). "Stephen of Gravesend" . Men of Kent and Kentishmen (Subscription ed.). Canterbury: Cross & Jackman. p. 128.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of London
1318–1338
Succeeded by