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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Blethyn was reputed to have been born at [[Shirenewton Hall]], a large country house at Shirenewton in [[Monmouthshire]],<ref> |
Blethyn was reputed to have been born at [[Shirenewton Hall]], a large country house at Shirenewton in [[Monmouthshire]],<ref name=Kelly>{{Cite web|url=https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~familyalbum/genealogy/ksnewton.htm|title=KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE, 1901|website=freepages.rootsweb.com}}</ref> although his descendants were also said to have resided at Dinham, in a mansion on the site later occupied by Great Dinham Farm.<ref>{{ cite journal |journal=The Genealogist |title=Monumental Inscriptions at Shirenewton Church, in the County of Monmouth |last=Lawson Lowe |first=Major A. E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fRfly9tiaacC&dq=%22William+Blethyn%22+dinham+shirenewton&pg=PA289 |year=1881 |publisher=William Pollard & Company. |page=289}}</ref> |
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He was educated at Oxford, at either [[New Inn Hall]] or [[Pembroke College, Oxford|Broadgates Hall]]. He took orders |
He was educated at Oxford, at either [[New Inn Hall]] or [[Pembroke College, Oxford|Broadgates Hall]]. He took orders and became [[archdeacon of Brecon]] in 1567 and also bishop of Llandaff in 1575, holding several livings at the same time in order to boost the scanty endowments of the see. {{sfn|Miller|1886}} Blethyn made efforts to maintain the fabric of his cathedral. |
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He died in October 1590, leaving three sons, and was buried in the church of [[Mathern, Monmouthshire|Mathern]]. {{sfn|Miller|1886}} |
He died in October 1590, at Shirenewton Hall, leaving three sons, and was buried in the church of [[Mathern, Monmouthshire|Mathern]].<ref name=Kelly/> {{sfn|Miller|1886}} |
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William Blethyn | |
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| Bishop of Llandaff | |
 William Blethyn (right) and Hugh Jones | |
| Church | Church of England |
| See | Diocese of Llandaff |
| In office | 1575–1591 |
| Predecessor | Hugh Jones |
| Successor | Gervase Babington |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1591 |
William Blethyn was a prebendary of York and a bishop of Llandaff. He died in 1591.
Life
[edit]Blethyn was reputed to have been born at Shirenewton Hall, a large country house at Shirenewton in Monmouthshire,[1] although his descendants were also said to have resided at Dinham, in a mansion on the site later occupied by Great Dinham Farm.[2]
He was educated at Oxford, at either New Inn Hall or Broadgates Hall. He took orders and became archdeacon of Brecon in 1567 and also bishop of Llandaff in 1575, holding several livings at the same time in order to boost the scanty endowments of the see. [3] Blethyn made efforts to maintain the fabric of his cathedral.
He died in October 1590, at Shirenewton Hall, leaving three sons, and was buried in the church of Mathern.[1] [3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE, 1901". freepages.rootsweb.com.
- ^ Lawson Lowe, Major A. E. (1881). "Monumental Inscriptions at Shirenewton Church, in the County of Monmouth". The Genealogist. William Pollard & Company.: 289.
- ^ a b Miller 1886.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Miller, Arthur (1886). "Blethyn, William". In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 5. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 215.
- Glyn Simon: Enthronement Sermon September 1957 (Friends of Llandaff Cathedral Report 1958)
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