Abbot of Rievaulx
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The Abbot of Rievaulx was the head of the Cistercian monastic community of Rievaulx Abbey
, founded in 1131 by Walter l'Espec in North Yorkshire
, northern England
. The Abbots of Rievaulx were amongst the most powerful Christian leaders in northern England until the dissolution of the monastery by Henry VIII of England in 1538.
Rievaulx Abbey
Rievaulx Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey headed by the Abbot of Rievaulx. It is located in Rievaulx , near Helmsley in North Yorkshire, England.It was one of the wealthiest abbeys in England and was dissolved by Henry VIII of England in 1538...
, founded in 1131 by Walter l'Espec in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, northern England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The Abbots of Rievaulx were amongst the most powerful Christian leaders in northern England until the dissolution of the monastery by Henry VIII of England in 1538.
List of Abbots of Rievaulx
- st William I, 1131, died 1145
- Maurice, 1145
- Waltheof
- AilredAilred of RievaulxAelred , also Aelred, Ælred, Æthelred, etc., was an English writer, abbot of Rievaulx , and saint.-Life:...
, 1147, 1160, 1164, died 1167 - Sylvanus, occurs 1170
- Ernald, 1192, resigned 1199
- William Punchard, occurs 1201-2, died 1203
- Geoffrey (or perhaps Godfrey), 1204
- Warin, occurs 1208, died 1211
- Helyas, resigned 1215
- Henry, 1215, died 1216
- William III, 1216, died 1223
- Roger, 1224 to 1235, resigned 1239
- Leonias, 1239, died 1240
- Adam de Tilletai, 1240-60.
- Thomas Stangrief, occurs 1268
- William IV (de Ellerbeck), 1268-75
- William Daneby, 1275-85
- Thomas I, 1286-91
- Henry II, 1301
- Robert, 1303
- Peter, 1307
- Henry, occurs 1307
- Thomas II, 1315
- Richard, occurs 3 June 1317
- William VI, 1318
- William de Inggleby, occurs 1322
- John I, 1327
- William VIII (de Langton), 1332-4
- Richard, 1349
- John II, occurs 1363
- William IX, 1369-80
- John III, occurs 1380
- William X, 1409
- John IV, occurs 1417
- William (XI) Brymley, 1419
- Henry (III) Burton, 1423-29
- William (XII) Spenser, 1436-49
- John (V) Inkeley, 1449
- William (XIII) Spenser, 1471, 1487
- John (VI) Burton, 1489-1510
- William (XIV) Helmesley, 1513-28
- Edward Kirkby, 1530-1533
- Rowland Blyton 1533-8
External links
- "Houses of Cistercian monks: Rievaulx", in A History of the County of York, Volume 3 (1974), pp. 149-53.