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Crofton, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Died. 25 or 26 January 1431. Sleaford Castle. Denomination. Roman Catholic. Richard Fleming ( c. 1385 – 25 or 26 January 1431), Bishop of Lincoln and founder of Lincoln College, Oxford, was born at Crofton in Yorkshire .
- 20 November 1419
- January 1431
- 28 April 1420
- Philip Repyngdon
Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more — all for only $19.99... (FLEMMING, FLEMMYNGE). Bishop of Lincoln and founder of Lincoln College, Oxford; b. of a good Yorkshire family about 1360, Croston being sometimes mentioned, though without clear authority, as his birthplace; d. at Sleaford, 25 Jan., 1431.
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A descriptive list of the college portraits, with four plates, will be found in Mrs. R. L.Poole's Catalogue of Oxford Portraits, vol. ii, pp. 172–9(1925). They include a three-quarter-length ofNathaniel Crew by Sir Godfrey Kneller and a halflength of John Wesley by John Williams, both in thehall.
A description, with twelve illustrations, ofsome of the most notable pieces of the college plate,ecclesiastical and secular, will be found in S. A. Warner'sLincoln College Oxford(pp. 72 and 74). There are novery early pieces. Mention may be made of a silver-giltchalice and paten (1625) and of a silver soup tureenand cover (1806): the latter piece i...
The college possesses two silver seals datingfrom the fifteenth century. They are described andillustrated in S. A. Warner's Lincoln College Oxford(p. 40). They are: 1. A small oval seal, used for stamping letters-testimonial and documents of minor importance,showing the figure of St. Hugh of Lincoln. Inscribed 'S hugo' beneath, and round the edge'...
William Chamberleyn, 1429–34 John Beke, 1434–61 John Tristropp, 1461–79 George Strangways, 1480–8 William Bethome, 1488–93 Thomas Bank, 1493–1503 Thomas Drax, 1503–19 John Cottisford, 1519–39 Hugh Weston, 1539–56 Christopher Hargreaves, 1556–8 Henry Henshaw, 1558–60 Francis Babington, 1560–3 John Bridgewater, 1563–74 John Tatham, 1574–6 John Underh...
Edited by N.H. Bennett. Description. Contents. Reviews. Newly edited documents bring to life a hitherto shadowy figure, revealing the details of his work in the church. Founder of Lincoln College, Oxford, and staunch opponent of the teachings of John Wycliffe, Richard Fleming is best known for his academic interests and his concern to prevent ...
Richard Fleming, the then bishop of Lincoln, founded the college in order to combat the Lollard teachings of John Wyclif. He intended it to be "a little college of true students of theology who would defend the mysteries of Scripture against those ignorant laymen who profaned with swinish snouts its most holy pearls". [citation needed].
- £122.4 million (2018)
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- 1427; 596 years ago
Richard Fleming. Fleming (FLEMMING, FLEMMYNGE), RICHARD, Bishop of Lincoln and founder of Lincoln College, Oxford; b. of a good Yorkshire family about 1360, Croston being sometimes mentioned, though without clear authority, as his birthplace; d. at Sleaford, January 25, 1431.
History of Lincoln College. Lincoln College is founded by Richard Fleming, Bishop of Lincoln, and named after his cathedral as 'The College of the Blessed Mary and All Saints, Lincoln, in the University of Oxford, commonly called Lincoln College'.
