Lincoln, Hugh of, Saint
Lincoln, Hugh of, Saint
Confessor , Bishop of Lincoln, born Avalon, Burgundy, c.1135; died London, England , 1200. He entered the Augustinian monastery at Villard-Benoit near Grenoble and, c.1159, was made prior of Saint Maximin near Avalon. About four years later he became a Carthusian , and in 1180 was sent as prior to Witham, Somerset, England . He was consecrated Bishop of Lincoln, 1181, and at once began his reforming work. His episcopate was a model; conspicuous for his unbounded charity to the poor, he was also a protector of the Jews, and vigorously opposed the unjust taxation of Richard I. He built the Gothic cathedral of Lincoln. Sent as ambassador to France he concluded a treaty of peace between France and England . The Carthusians honor him only second to Saint Bruno and the great modern Charterhouse at Parkminster, Sussex, is dedicated to him. Canonized , 1220. Relics at Lincoln. Feast , 17 November .