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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_32042" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_32042" /> == | ||
<p> an ancient city of England, on the river Dee, founded by the Romans. | <p> an ancient city of England, on the river Dee, founded by the Romans. In the 13th century it had several monasteries, a college, and the hospitals of St. Anne and of St. John Baptist, the latter of which remains to this day. Under [[Henry]] VIII the [[Church]] of the monastery of St. Wesburgh became the [[Cathedral]] for the new see of Chester, which took in [[Cheshire]] (from the diocese of Litchfield) and [[Lancashire]] (from the diocese of York). The revenues of the dissolved monasteries were made a provision for the bishop, dean, and chapter. The present (1867) bishop is [[William]] Jacobson, DD., consecrated in 1865. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_70663" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_70663" /> == | ||
