Thomas de Cantilupe
✓ Source-basedstableBishop of Hereford; Saint
Religious FiguresLived 1218 to 1282 · aged 64
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Thomas de Cantilupe was Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Hereford. He was canonised in 1320 by Pope John XXII. He has been noted as "an inveterate enemy of the Jews", and his demands that they be expelled from England were cited in the evidence presented for his canonization.
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![Mandorla-shaped seal of Bishop Thomas de Cantilupe. Legend: Tomas Dei Gratia Herefordensis Ep(iscopu)s ('Thomas by the grace of God Bishop of Hereford'). The arms of Cantilupe ancient are displayed on each side of the bishop: three fleurs-de-lys. Hereford Cathedral Archives 6460. He stands on a wolf (Latin: lupus), a canting charge seen on pre-heraldic seals of the Cantilupe family[10]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/38/StThomasDeCantilupeSeal.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
Mandorla-shaped seal of Bishop Thomas de Cantilupe. Legend: Tomas Dei Gratia Herefordensis Ep(iscopu)s ('Thomas by the grace of God Bishop of Hereford'). The arms of Cantilupe ancient are displayed on each side of the bishop: three fleurs-de-lys. Hereford Cathedral Archives 6460. He stands on a wolf (Latin: lupus), a canting charge seen on pre-heraldic seals of the Cantilupe family[10]
The restored tomb of Thomas de Cantilupe in Hereford CathedralReligious Figures born in the 1210s 6
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Religious Figures
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Religious Figure
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deceased
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Lived 1218 to 1282 · aged 64
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