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John of Wallingford (d. 1214)

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76: 136:, where he became prior in 1191. From this he gained his St Albans by-names "de Wallingford" and "de Cella", having been superior of this important cell of the abbey. Four years later, on 20 July 1195, he was elected Abbot of St. Albans, where he presided with "sanctity and success". He rebuilt the refectory and the dormitory, and extended the west front of the abbey church, though not without difficulty: the work "swallowed up the revenues as the sea the rivers, and made no progress", until a simplifed design was eventually completed. 72:; nor with the unknown author of the so-called "Chronicle of John of Wallingford" (ca. 1225–1250), that is included in a manuscript of the papers of the later John of Wallingford. 370: 365: 350: 355: 75: 385: 345: 360: 99:
about five miles north of Wallingford. A tradition that he was from the family of John de la Hyde de Southcote, ancestor of the
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Stone marking the 1978 reburial of the remains of Wallingford and other Abbots of St Albans at
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non procul a vinculo qui "Stodham" dicitur, ex mediocri prosapia oriundus
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A History of the County of Hertford: volume 4, Religious Houses
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from 1195 to his death in 1214. He was previously prior of
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but it is not clear what the basis for this may be.
132:". After taking Benedictine vows, he was sent to 153:, which became the first part of Matthew Paris's 327: 270:A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 2 103:, is apparently mentioned by some editions of 294:A History of the County of Hertford: volume 2 257: 255: 139:He was regarded by the 19th-century scholar 371:13th-century English Roman Catholic priests 366:12th-century English Roman Catholic priests 351:People from Vale of White Horse (district) 252: 192:A partial translation/summary is given by 74: 198:Historical Antiquities of Hertfordshire 328: 356:People from Wallingford, Oxfordshire 13: 128:, and in physic esteemed equal to 14: 397: 143:as the originator of the core of 386:English male non-fiction writers 346:13th-century English historians 64:He should not be confused with 361:Burials at St Albans Cathedral 307: 283: 241:. Apparently, the abbot was a 224: 169: 1: 243:judex urinarum incomparabilis 162: 116:records that John studied in 91:According to Matthew Paris's 21:John of Wallingford (d. 1258) 7: 66:another John of Wallingford 29:(died 1214), also known as 10: 402: 18: 101:Hyde family of Denchworth 16:Abbot of St. Albans abbey 61:), a cell of St Albans. 19:Not to be confused with 298:Victoria County History 274:Victoria County History 215:Victoria County History 86: 124:, in poetry a perfect 83: 106:Burke's Landed Gentry 78: 141:Henry Richards Luard 381:English chroniclers 341:Abbots of St Albans 81:St Albans Cathedral 47:Holy Trinity Priory 27:John of Wallingford 316:Flores Historiarum 150:Flores Historiarum 134:Wallingford Priory 84: 145:Roger of Wendover 393: 320: 311: 305: 287: 281: 259: 250: 228: 222: 173: 401: 400: 396: 395: 394: 392: 391: 390: 326: 325: 324: 323: 312: 308: 288: 284: 268:, eds. (1907), 262:P.H. Ditchfield 260: 253: 229: 225: 204: 191: 174: 170: 165: 156:Chronica Majora 89: 35:St Albans Abbey 33:, was Abbot of 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 399: 389: 388: 383: 378: 373: 368: 363: 358: 353: 348: 343: 338: 322: 321: 306: 292:, ed. (1908), 282: 251: 223: 209:, ed. (1914), 167: 166: 164: 161: 88: 85: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 398: 387: 384: 382: 379: 377: 374: 372: 369: 367: 364: 362: 359: 357: 354: 352: 349: 347: 344: 342: 339: 337: 334: 333: 331: 318: 317: 310: 303: 300:series), pp. 299: 295: 291: 286: 279: 276:series), pp. 275: 271: 267: 263: 258: 256: 248: 244: 240: 237:, vol i., p. 236: 235:Gesta Abbatum 232: 231:Matthew Paris 227: 220: 217:series), pp. 216: 212: 208: 203: 199: 195: 194:Henry Chauncy 189: 185: 182:, vol i., p. 181: 180:Gesta Abbatum 177: 176:Matthew Paris 172: 168: 160: 158: 157: 152: 151: 146: 142: 137: 135: 131: 127: 123: 119: 115: 110: 108: 107: 102: 98: 94: 93:Gesta Abbatum 82: 77: 73: 71: 70:Matthew Paris 67: 62: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 43:Hertfordshire 40: 36: 32: 31:John de Cella 28: 22: 319:for details. 314: 309: 293: 290:William Page 285: 269: 266:William Page 245:(vol i., p. 242: 234: 226: 210: 207:William Page 197: 187: 179: 171: 154: 148: 138: 113: 111: 104: 92: 90: 63: 30: 26: 25: 376:Hyde family 336:1214 deaths 97:Stadhampton 59:Oxfordshire 51:Wallingford 330:Categories 200:(1700), p. 163:References 41:county of 205:See also 55:Berkshire 122:Priscian 302:483-488 219:372-416 196:in his 39:English 37:in the 278:77-79 130:Galen 118:Paris 114:Gesta 57:(now 313:See 264:and 126:Ovid 112:The 87:Life 247:246 239:217 202:263 184:217 147:'s 53:in 49:at 332:: 254:^ 249:.) 233:, 186:: 178:, 304:. 296:( 280:. 272:( 221:. 213:( 190:. 23:.

Index

John of Wallingford (d. 1258)
St Albans Abbey
English
Hertfordshire
Holy Trinity Priory
Wallingford
Berkshire
Oxfordshire
another John of Wallingford
Matthew Paris

St Albans Cathedral
Stadhampton
Hyde family of Denchworth
Burke's Landed Gentry
Paris
Priscian
Ovid
Galen
Wallingford Priory
Henry Richards Luard
Roger of Wendover
Flores Historiarum
Chronica Majora
Matthew Paris
217
Henry Chauncy
263
William Page
Victoria County History

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