# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-de-st-calais
# Generated: 2026-08-14T10:17:00.718Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-de-st-calais"
name: "William de St-Calais"
slug: "william-de-st-calais"
description: "William de St-Calais was a medieval Norman monk, abbot of the abbey of Saint-Vincent in Le Mans in Maine, who was nominated by King William I of England as Bishop of Durham in 1080. During his term as bishop, St-Calais replaced the canons of his cathedral chapter with monks, and began the construction of Durham Cathedral. In addition to his ecclesiastical duties, he served as a commissioner for the Domesday Book of 1086. He was also a councillor and advisor to both King William I and his son, King William II, known as William Rufus. Following William Rufus' accession to the throne in 1087, St-Calais is considered by scholars to have been the new king's chief advisor."
tagline: "Bishop of Durham"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/DurhamCathedralLibBII13Fol102rInitialI_a.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1030"
deathDate: "1096-01-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.615804
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Вільгельм де Сен-Кале"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA_%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3"
    title: "ويليام دي سانت كاليس"
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    title: "وليام دى سانت كاليه"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_of_St_Calais"
    title: "William of St Calais"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_de_St-Calais"
    title: "William de St-Calais"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_de_St-Calais"
    title: "William de St-Calais"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_de_Saint-Calais"
    title: "Guillaume de Saint-Calais"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guglielmo_di_Saint-Calais"
    title: "Guglielmo di Saint-Calais"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilherme_de_Saint-Calais"
    title: "Guilherme de Saint-Calais"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC_%D0%B4%D0%B5_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5"
    title: "Вильгельм де Сен-Кале"
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  - url: "https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_de_St-Calais"
    title: "William de St-Calais"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q367374"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump