Hugh of Lincoln

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Hugh of Lincoln was a 12th-century Carthusian monk and Bishop of Lincoln renowned for his piety, reforming zeal, and later veneration as a saint in the Catholic Church.

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Hugh of Lincoln canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Carthusian monk
Catholic saint
bishop
human
canonizationStatus canonized saint
centuryOfActivity 12th century
13th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1200
feastDay 17 November
givenName Hugh
hasAttribute asceticism
holiness
pastoral care
hasTitle Bishop
honorificTitle Saint Hugh of Lincoln
knownFor care for the poor
defending the rights of the Church
opposition to royal abuses
languageOfWorkOrName Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman

Latin
memberOf Carthusian Order
Order of Carthusians
linked to: Carthusian Order
notableFor piety
reforming zeal
veneration as a saint
notableWork rebuilding of Lincoln Cathedral
reform of the Diocese of Lincoln
occupation bishop
monk
placeOfBurial Lincoln Cathedral
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Bishop of Lincoln
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity
seeAlso Diocese of Lincoln
Lincoln Cathedral
sexOrGender male
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Church of England
workLocation Diocese of Lincoln
Lincoln

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St Hugh’s College, Oxford namedAfter Hugh of Lincoln