Jocelin of Wells, also known as Jocelinus Thoteman, (d. November 19, 1242) was the Bishop of Bath and Wells. // Events April 5 - During a battle on the ice of Chudskoye Lake, Russian forces rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights. ... The Bishop of Bath and Wells is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury. ...

Jocelin was probably a native of Wells in Somerset, though no details of his parentage have survived. In 1203, he was serving as one of the king's justiciars at Westminster, and in the same year he was one of the custodes of the vacant See of Lincoln. By then, he was already a canon of Wells and in 1203/1204 received two benefices: Lugwardine and Urchenfeld in Herefordshire. When Savaric tried to gain possession of Glastonbury Abbey, the monks there appealed to the pope, and Savaric sent Jocelin with the precentor of Wells to force them to withdraw the appeal. Savaric died in 1205, and on February 3, 1205/06, Jocelin was elected bishop in his stead by the canons of Bath and the agreement of the chapter of Wells. He was consecrated at Reading on May 28, 1206. For other uses, see Wells (disambiguation). ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... In the medieval England and Scotland, a justiciar was an important legal and political figure. ... Westminster is a district within the City of Westminster in London. ... The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. ... A canon (from the Latin canonicus and Greek κανωνικωσ relating to a rule) is a priest who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to a rule (canon). ... Originally a benefice was a gift of land for life as a reward (Latin beneficium, means to do well) for services rendered. ... Lugwardine is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, to the east of Hereford. ... Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county and unitary district (known as County of Herefordshire) in the West Midlands region of England. ... Glastonbury Abbey Glastonbury Abbey in Glastonbury, Somerset, England, now presents itself as traditionally the oldest above-ground Christian church in the World situated in the mystical land of Avalon by dating the founding of the community of monks at AD 63, the legendary visit of Joseph of Arimathea, who was... A Precentor is a person, usually a clergy member, who is in charge of preparing worship services. ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Statistics Population: 84,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: ST745645 Administration District: Bath and North East Somerset Region: South West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Somerset Historic county: Somerset Services Police force: Avon and Somerset Fire and rescue: Avon Ambulance: South Western Post office... This article incorporates text from the Catholic Encyclopedia, which is in the public domain. ... Statistics Population: 143,096 (Borough, 2001) 232,662 (Urban area, 2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU713733 Administration Unitary authority: Borough of Reading Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Berkshire Historic county: Berkshire Services Police force: Thames Valley Police Fire and rescue... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... Events Temujin is proclaimed Genghis Khan of the Mongol people, founding the Mongol Empire Qutb ud-Din proclaims the Mameluk dynasty in India, the first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. ...

Two years later, Jocelin left England in consequence of the interdict. The king outlawed him and seized his estates, but these were restored in 1213, when John submitted to the pope. In 1215, Jocelin aided Stephen Langton to obtain the Magna Charta and his name occurs in the charter as one of the King's Counsellors. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... The word interdict usually refers to an ecclesiastical penalty in the Roman Catholic Church. ... John (French: Jean) (24 December c. ... The current Pope is Benedict XVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger), who was elected at the age of 78 on 19 April 2005. ... Stephen Langton (c. ... Magna Carta placed certain checks on the absolute power of the English Monarchs. ...

After John's death, Jocelin and the Bishop of Winchester anointed and crowned the boy-king, Henry III. Jocelin also actively supported the efforts of Hubert de Burgh in expelling the remaining French forces from England and in regaining for the king the royal castles which had been seized by Falkes de Breaute and other unruly barons. Arms of the Bishop of Winchester The diocese of Winchester is one of the oldest and most important in England. ... Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272) was crowned King of England in 1216, despite being less than ten years of age. ... Hubert de Burgh (~1165 - May 12, 1243) was Earl of Kent, Justiciar of England and Ireland, and one of the most influential men in England during the reigns of John and Henry III. De Burgh came from a minor gentry family about which little is known. ...

In 1218, Jocelin acted as one of the itinerant justiciars for the Southwest England and at the same time he brought to a close the long dispute between his diocese and the Abbey of Glastonbury. In return for the surrender of his claims, he received some manors and was thenceforth known as the Bishop of Bath and Wells. He used the procedes from his new lands to fund the rebuilding of Wells Cathedral, an Early English building with a Norman choir. Jocelin built the existing nave and quire. The west front and the lower part of the three towers were also his work. His cathedral was consecrated on October 23, 1239. In the medieval England and Scotland, a justiciar was an important legal and political figure. ... The Bishop of Bath and Wells is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury. ... The west front, completed c. ... Salisbury Cathedral, built c. ... The Nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the nave anticipates the Gothic style. ... Links to full descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are also found at the entry Cathedral diagram. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events Births June 17 - King Edward I of England (died 1307) December 17 - Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese shogun (died 1256) Peter III of Aragon (died 1285) John II, Duke of Brittany (died 1305) Ippen, Japanese monk (died 1289) Deaths March 3 - Vladimir III Rurikovich, Grand Prince of Kiev (born 1187) March...

Jocelin also built the cloisters, began the bishop's palace, and erected a manor house at Wookey. He drew up constitutions for the church, insisted on the residence of the prebends, increased their common fund, and endowed the cathedral school with houses and land. He founded with his brother, Bishop Hugh II of Lincoln, St. John's Hospital at Wells. At his own desire, Jocelin was buried in the cathedral quire. A calendar of his episcopal charters and deeds is given in the report of the Historical MSS. Commission on the MSS. of Wells cathedral. The choir stalls in the quire of Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, England A quire is the area of a church where the choir sits, also known as the choir. ...

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