Bishop Walkelin

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Bishop Walkelin was an 11th-century Norman cleric who served as Bishop of Winchester and oversaw the construction of the great Romanesque Winchester Cathedral after the Norman Conquest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bishop of Winchester
Norman cleric
Roman Catholic bishop
human
after Norman Conquest of England NERFINISHED
appointedBy William the Conqueror NERFINISHED
architecturalStylePromoted Romanesque architecture
associatedWith Old Minster, Winchester NERFINISHED
Winchester Cathedral NERFINISHED
basedIn Winchester, England NERFINISHED
clergyStatus prelate
closeAllyOf William the Conqueror NERFINISHED
countryOfActivity Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Normandy NERFINISHED
diocese Diocese of Winchester NERFINISHED
ecclesiasticalRank bishop
era High Middle Ages
givenName Walkelin NERFINISHED
hasDenomination Latin Church NERFINISHED
hasRoleIn Norman reorganization of the English church
historicalContext post-Conquest Norman consolidation in England
influencedBy Norman ecclesiastical reforms
jurisdiction See of Winchester NERFINISHED
knownFor introducing large-scale Norman Romanesque church architecture to Winchester
rebuilding the Old Minster at Winchester as a new cathedral
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Old French
notableEvent translation of relics from the Old Minster to the new Winchester Cathedral
notableWork construction of Winchester Cathedral
occupation bishop
cleric
officeLocation Winchester NERFINISHED
oversaw construction of the nave of Winchester Cathedral
demolition of the Old Minster at Winchester
oversawConstructionOf Winchester Cathedral NERFINISHED
partOf Norman episcopate in England
positionHeld Bishop of Winchester NERFINISHED
predecessorInOffice Bishop Stigand NERFINISHED
regionOfActivity southern England NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
successorInOffice Bishop William Giffard NERFINISHED
timePeriod 11th century
typeOfCleric Norman prelate

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Winchester Cathedral foundedBy Bishop Walkelin