Oliver King
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| Denomination | Catholic |
|---|---|
| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Bath and Wells |
| Title | Bishop of Bath and Wells |
| Period in office | 1495–1503 |
| Predecessor | Richard Foxe |
| Successor | Adriano de Castello |
| Religious career | |
| Previous bishoprics | Bishop of Exeter |
| Personal | |
| Date of death | August 29, 1503 |
Oliver King (c. 1432 - August 29, 1503) was a Bishop of Exeter and Bishop of Bath and Wells who restored Bath Abbey after 1500.
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[edit] Life
Educated at Eton, King became a priest and was appointed Bishop of Exeter on October 1, 1492, consecrated on February 3, 1493.[1] He was then translated to the see of Bath and Wells on November 6, 1495. He died on August 29, 1503.[2]
[edit] Restoration of Bath Abbey
King organised the restoration of Bath Abbey after 1500. The story of the refounding is told on the front of the Abbey in carved Bath stone. King had a dream in which he saw a host of Angels on a ladder, the Holy Trinity and an olive tree with a crown on it. He heard a voice:
- 'Let an Olive establish the crown, and let a King restore the Church.'
He believed this was a call for him to support the candidature of Henry Tudor as King, and to restore the Abbey. These images are carved on the West Front of the Abbey with coats of arms of the Montague Family (who paid for the carved wooden doors) and Henry VII's coat of arms. There are also statues of the twelve apostles, including a large statue of St Peter and one of Saint Paul.
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition, revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Foxe |
Bishop of Exeter 1492–1495 |
Succeeded by Richard Redman |
| Preceded by Richard Foxe |
Bishop of Bath and Wells 1495–1503 |
Succeeded by Adriano de Castello |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | King, Oliver |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Exeter; Bishop of Bath and Wells |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 29, 1503 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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