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Stephen Langton

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English cleric; Archbishop of Canterbury

Religious FiguresLived 1150 to 1228 · aged 78
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Stephen Langton was an English cardinal of the Catholic Church and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1207 until his death in 1228. The dispute between King John of England and Pope Innocent III over his election was a major factor in the crisis which produced Magna Carta in 1215.

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Arms displayed by Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury, at the signing of Magna Carta in 1215: Argent, a cross quarter-pierced gulesArms displayed by Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury, at the signing of Magna Carta in 1215: Argent, a cross quarter-pierced gulesPlaster maquette of Stephen Langton by John Thomas at Canterbury Heritage MuseumPlaster maquette of Stephen Langton by John Thomas at Canterbury Heritage Museum

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Stephen Langton was an English cardinal of the Catholic Church and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1207 until his death in 1228. The dispute between King John of England and Pope Innocent III over his election was a major factor in the crisis which produced Magna Carta in 1215. Langton is also credited with having divided the Bible into the standard modern arrangement of chapters used today.

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Lived 1150 to 1228 · aged 78
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