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<p> an English prelate of the 13th century, son of a poor man of Exeter, raised himself by his own industry to the bishopric of Exeter, where he built and endowed a hospital for poor people, and also founded a college at Perin, Cornwall. He instituted an annual festival to the angel Gabriel, for meeting the expenses of which he left land — a festival which never appears to have been observed outside of his own diocese. He died in 1280. See Fuller, [[Worthies]] of [[England]] (ed. Nuttall), 1:444. </p> | Walter Bronscombe <ref name="term_27846" /> | ||
==References == | <p> an English prelate of the 13th century, son of a poor man of Exeter, raised himself by his own industry to the bishopric of Exeter, where he built and endowed a hospital for poor people, and also founded a college at Perin, Cornwall. He instituted an annual festival to the angel Gabriel, for meeting the expenses of which he left land '''''—''''' a festival which never appears to have been observed outside of his own diocese. He died in 1280. See Fuller, [[Worthies]] of [[England]] (ed. Nuttall), 1:444. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_27846"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/bronscombe,+walter Walter Bronscombe from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_27846"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/bronscombe,+walter Walter Bronscombe from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:28, 15 October 2021
Walter Bronscombe [1]
an English prelate of the 13th century, son of a poor man of Exeter, raised himself by his own industry to the bishopric of Exeter, where he built and endowed a hospital for poor people, and also founded a college at Perin, Cornwall. He instituted an annual festival to the angel Gabriel, for meeting the expenses of which he left land — a festival which never appears to have been observed outside of his own diocese. He died in 1280. See Fuller, Worthies of England (ed. Nuttall), 1:444.
