Thomas de Cantilupe
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Thomas de Cantilupe was Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Hereford. He was canonised in 1320 by Pope John XXII. He has been noted as "an inveterate enemy of the Jews", and his demands that they be expelled from England were cited in the evidence presented for his canonization.
Mandorla-shaped seal of Bishop Thomas de Cantilupe. Legend: TOMAS DEI GRATIA HEREFORDENSIS EP(ISCOPU)S (Thomas by the grace of God Bishop of Hereford). The arms of Cantilupe ancient are displayed on each side of the bishop: three fleurs-de-lys. Hereford Cathedral Archives 6460. He stands on a wolf (Latin lupus), a canting charge seen on pre-heraldic seals of the Cantilupe family
The restored tomb of Thomas de Cantilupe in Hereford Cathedral
Bishop of Hereford
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The Bishop of Hereford is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford in the Province of Canterbury.
Arms of various Bishops of Hereford, Plate 17, Fasti Herefordenses, 1869