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William de St-Calais (died 2 January 1096) was a medieval Norman monk, abbot of the abbey of Saint-Vincent in Le Mans in Maine, who was nominated by King William I of England as Bishop of Durham in 1080.
Learn about William of St Calais, the Norman bishop of Durham who oversaw the construction of the current cathedral and the Domesday Survey. Find out how he rose to power in the royal court and faced exile and pardon.
William Of Saint Carilef (died Jan. 2, 1096, Windsor, Eng.) was a Norman-French bishop of Durham (1081–96), adviser to William I the Conqueror, and chief minister to William II Rufus (1088).
Along with his allegiance to monastic and religious institutions in Normandy (in addition to his connections with Bayeux and Saint-Calais, he had been prior of Saint-Vincent in Le Mans), Bishop William had a marked preference for objects created in Normandy.
16 de ago. de 2016 · William of St Calais became bishop of Durham in 1080, replacing his murdered predecessor Walcher in an area that was politically unstable due to the fluid Anglo-Scottish border and the shifting allegiances of the Norman elite.
De Iniusta Vexacione Willelmi Episcopi Primi is a late 11th-century historical work detailing the trial of William de St-Calais, a medieval Norman Bishop of Durham from 1081 to 1096. It is the first surviving detailed account of an English trial before the king, and as such is an important source for historians.
William de St-Calais (died 2 January 1096) was a medieval Norman monk, abbot of the abbey of Saint-Vincent in Le Mans in Maine, who was nominated by King William I of England as Bishop of Durham in 1080.
