Peter Quinel[a] (c. 1230–1291) was a medieval Bishop of Exeter. He became a canon of Exeter Cathedral in 1276 and his episcopate began in 1280 and continued until he died in 1291. He issued a set of rules governing the clergy in his diocese and the required furnishing of churches and continued the rebuilding efforts at Exeter Cathedral.
Peter Quinel | |
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| Bishop of Exeter | |
 Arms of Peter Quinel, Bishop of Exeter: Azure, a cross argent between two roses in chief and two fleurs-de-lys in base or[1] | |
| Elected | between 7 August and 7 October 1280 |
| Term ended | October 1291 |
| Predecessor | Walter Branscombe |
| Successor | Thomas Bitton |
| Other post(s) | Archdeacon of St David's |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 10 November 1280 by Richard of Gravesend |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1230 |
| Died | October 1291 (aged 60–61) |
| Buried | Exeter Cathedral |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Life
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Quinel was born about 1230, to Peter Quinel and his wife Helewis. He may have been educated at a university, because in 1262 he was given the title of master, which implies a university education.
Quinel had the office of archdeacon of St David's in 1263, and later became a canon of Exeter Cathedral in 1276.[2]
Quinel was elected between 7 August and 7 October 1280 and consecrated on 10 November 1280.[3] His consecration took place at Canterbury Cathedral and was performed by Richard of Gravesend who was Bishop of London.[2]
While bishop, Quinel legislated that clerics' clothes should be all one colour,[4] gave detailed lists of the required furnishings of a church,[5] and ordered that any uneducated clergy should be deprived of office.[6] These were part of a set of statutes that Quinel issued in 1287 for his diocese.[7] He also continued the rebuilding efforts at Exeter Cathedral, and was generally credited with deciding to rework the cathedral along Gothic lines.[2]
Quinel died in October 1291, probably on the 1st.[3] He was buried in the lady chapel in his cathedral, where his tomb slab is still extant.[2]
Notes
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edit- ^ Izacke, Richard (c.1624–1698), (improved and continued to the year 1724 by Samuel Izacke), Remarkable Antiquities of the City of Exeter, 3rd Edition, London, 1731, A Perfect Catalogue of all the Bishops of this Church ... together with the Coats of Armory and Mottoes Described, pp.25-50 [1][2]
- ^ a b c d e Orme "Quinil, Peter" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 246
- ^ Moorman Church Life p. 149
- ^ Moorman Church Life p. 229
- ^ Moorman Church Life p. 231
- ^ Moorman Church Life p. 238
References
edit- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Moorman, John R. H. (1955). Church Life in England in the Thirteenth Century (Revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. OCLC 213820968.
- Orme, Nicholas (2004). "Quinil, Peter (c. 1230–1291)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (May 2005 revised ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/22969. Retrieved 12 April 2008. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
External links
edit- "Entry for Peter Quinel" in George Oliver's Lives of the Bishops of Exeter
