Stephen Gravesend
{{Infobox Christian leader
| type = Bishop
| name = Stephen Gravesend
| title = Bishop of London
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| religion = Catholic
| elected = 1 September 1318
| term_end = 8 April 1338
| predecessor = Richard Newport
| successor = Richard de Wentworth
| consecration = 14 January 1319
| death_date = 8 April 1338
}}
Stephen Gravesend was a medieval Bishop of London.
Gravesend was elected 1 September 1318 and consecrated on 14 January 1319. He died on 8 April 1338.Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 258
Gravesend, along with Archbishop Melton, John Ross and Hamo Hethe, alone spoke up in Edward II's defence during the Parliamentary session that deposed Edward.Weir Queen Isabella p. 257
Citations
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References
- {{cite book |author1=Fryde, E. B. |author2=Greenway, D. E. |author3=Porter, S. |author4=Roy, I. |title=Handbook of British Chronology|edition=Third revised |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |year=1996 |isbn=0-521-56350-X }}
- Weir, Alison Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery and Murder in Medieval England New York: Ballantine 2005 {{ISBN|0-345-45319-0}}
External links
- {{cite book |last1=Hutchinson |first1=John |title=Men of Kent and Kentishmen |date=1892 |publisher=Cross & Jackman |location=Canterbury |page=128 |edition=Subscription |chapter=Stephen of Gravesend}}
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Category:14th-century English Roman Catholic bishops
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