Leofric, first Bishop of Exeter

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Leofric, first Bishop of Exeter, was an 11th-century English bishop and notable patron of learning who helped establish Exeter as an important ecclesiastical and cultural center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English bishop
bishop
human
medieval bishop
appointedBy Edward the Confessor NERFINISHED
associatedWith Exeter Book NERFINISHED
Exeter Cathedral NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 11th century
chronologicallyPrecedes second Bishop of Exeter
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathPlace Exeter NERFINISHED
diocese Diocese of Exeter NERFINISHED
educatedAt Lotharingia NERFINISHED
era pre-Norman Conquest England
hasNotableWork Leofric Missal NERFINISHED
influenced ecclesiastical culture in Exeter
scholarship in 11th-century England
knownFor building up the cathedral library at Exeter
collecting manuscripts
supporting monastic reform
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Old English
mergedSeesFrom see of Cornwall NERFINISHED
see of Crediton NERFINISHED
notableFor being the first Bishop of Exeter
developing Exeter as a cultural center
developing Exeter as an ecclesiastical center
patronage of learning
occupation bishop
patron of learning
officeEstablished see of Exeter NERFINISHED
partOf Anglo-Saxon church hierarchy
patronOf Exeter Cathedral library NERFINISHED
manuscript production in Exeter
placeOfBurial Exeter Cathedral NERFINISHED
positionHeld Bishop of Exeter NERFINISHED
regionOfActivity Devon NERFINISHED
southwest England NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
religiousDenomination Latin Church NERFINISHED
roleIn establishment of Exeter as diocesan seat
title Bishop
Bishop of Exeter NERFINISHED
workLocation Exeter NERFINISHED

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Exeter Book donor Leofric, first Bishop of Exeter