Gundulf of Rochester

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Gundulf of Rochester was an 11th-century Norman monk, architect, and Bishop of Rochester renowned for his major role in early Norman castle and cathedral construction in England.

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Gundulf of Rochester canonical 1
Gundulf, Bishop of Rochester 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bishop of Rochester
Norman monk
Roman Catholic bishop
architect
human
activeIn Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
Normandy NERFINISHED
appointedBy William the Conqueror NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 11th century
12th century
closeAssociateOf Anselm of Canterbury NERFINISHED
Lanfranc of Canterbury NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Normandy NERFINISHED
diocese Diocese of Rochester NERFINISHED
educatedAt Abbey of Bec NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Normans NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork church administration
ecclesiastical architecture
military architecture
givenName Gundulf NERFINISHED
knownFor Norman cathedral construction in England
designing and overseeing stone fortifications
early Norman castle construction in England
military and ecclesiastical architecture
rebuilding Rochester Cathedral in Norman style
work on the Tower of London
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Old French
memberOf Benedictine Order NERFINISHED
notableWork Bishop’s Palace at Rochester NERFINISHED
Rochester Castle (early stone works) NERFINISHED
Rochester Cathedral (Norman rebuilding) NERFINISHED
St Leonard’s Tower, West Malling NERFINISHED
Tower of London (White Tower, attributed) NERFINISHED
occupation architect
bishop
builder
monk
partOf Norman ecclesiastical reform movement in England
positionHeld Bishop of Rochester NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
religiousOrder Benedictines NERFINISHED
residence Bec Abbey NERFINISHED
Rochester NERFINISHED
servedUnder Henry I of England NERFINISHED
William II of England NERFINISHED
William the Conqueror NERFINISHED

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White Tower overseenBy Gundulf of Rochester
Rochester Castle builder Gundulf of Rochester
this entity surface form: Gundulf, Bishop of Rochester