Gerard (archbishop of York)
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Gerard was Archbishop of York between 1100 and 1108 and Lord Chancellor of England from 1085 until 1092. A Norman, he was a member of the cathedral clergy at Rouen before becoming a royal clerk under
Gerard undertook missions to Pope Urban II, seen here preaching the First Crusade in an illustration from the Grand Chronicle of France, a work from about 1455.
Thirteenth-century manuscript illustration of Henry I
Walkelin
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Walkelin was the first Norman Bishop of Winchester. He began the construction of Winchester Cathedral in 1079 and had the Old Minster demolished. He reformed the cathedral's administration, although h
Gerard (archbishop of York)
…subsequently had Gerard's remains moved into the cathedral church from their initial resting place beside the cathedral porch. Gerard was the nephew of Walkelin, Bishop of Winchester, and Simon, Abbot of Ely. His parents were Osbert and Anna, and his brother Peter was also a royal clerk. The places and times…
Statue of Walkelin on the Great Screen of Winchester Cathedral
South transept of Winchester Cathedral, mostly constructed under Walkelin
Crypt of Winchester Cathedral, constructed during Walkelin's time as Bishop