The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 2); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . o have been consecrated by St. Dubri-cius, or, according to others, St. David. Somewriters place his death in 544, others in 554, whilethe tenth century Annales Cambria; assign itto 584. Yet even this date is regarded by recentresearch as too early. We may, perhaps, safelyascribe the foundation of the see to the close ofthe sixth century. The history of the diocese be-fore the Norman Conquest is so obscure that Godwin(De praesulibus AnglifE, 17
The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 2); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . o have been consecrated by St. Dubri-cius, or, according to others, St. David. Somewriters place his death in 544, others in 554, whilethe tenth century Annales Cambria; assign itto 584. Yet even this date is regarded by recentresearch as too early. We may, perhaps, safelyascribe the foundation of the see to the close ofthe sixth century. The history of the diocese be-fore the Norman Conquest is so obscure that Godwin(De praesulibus AnglifE, 1743) does not allow thatthere were any bishops at all before the coming ofthe Normans. In 1092 Hervey, a cleric in the court of WilliamRufus, was consecrated Bishop of Bangor and inthe same year was present in that capacity at the BANGOR 250 BANGOR council held by St. Anselm at Westminster, beingthe first Welsh bishop to attend an English rule was not successful, for difficulties aroseowing to his people resenting the coming of a strangerignorant of their language, customs, and , on the other hand, adopted violent measures. Cathedral of Bangor in the assertion of his rights, with the result thatbloodshed ensued, and he finally had to take refugein England, where he was translated to the Seeof Ely in 1108. The cathedral had been destroyedby the Normans in 1071, but was subsequently re-built, though no trace of Norman work remains inthe present structure. Anian (1267-1305), who, asBishop of Bangor, baptized Edward II took thechief part in rebuilding the cathedral. He also drewup the in usum Ecclesise Banchorensisand the Pontifical which represent the liturgicalbooks of the use of Bangor. It again suffered se-verely in the wars between the English and Welsh dur-ing the reign of Henry III, and in 1402 was entirelyburnt down by Owen Glendower. There couldhardly have been a vigorous diocesan life, for thecathedral and episcopal residence lay in ruins f
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