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
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
Second Council of Lyon
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The Second Council of Lyon was the fourteenth ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, convoked on 31 March 1272 and convened in Lyon, Kingdom of Arles, in 1274. Pope Gregory X presided over t
Thomas de Cantilupe
…appointed Chancellor of Oxford University, where he lectured on theology and held several ecclesiastical appointments. In 1274, Cantilupe attended the Second Council of Lyons and on 14 June 1275, he was appointed Bishop of Hereford, being consecrated on 8 September 1275. Cantilupe was now a trusted adviser of King Edward I…
Cathedral of St John, Lyon, illuminated for a festival
Concile de Trente par NR Cochin