|Owner||See of LINCOLN|
|Material||Painted Bas Relief|
|Location||St. Peter and Paul Chapel|
|Object||Tomb of Bishop GROSSETESTE|
|URL||[Link to this page]|
Arms of Bishop GROSSETESTE
Painted details on the achievement of arms of Bishop Robert Grosseteste.
"See of Lincoln" impaled with argent a cross fourche pierced sable
Confirm ownership of arms please
Object - Tomb of Bishop GROSSETESTE
Raised tomb slab, often surrounded by large candle holders.
Location - St. Peter and St. Paul Chapel
This sunny chapel is also known as the Educators Chapel (or is it?)
Owner - See of LINCOLN
A 'See' is an administrative area overseen by a Bishop. The See has its own arms, distinct from any personally held by the Bishop at the time.
Lincoln, See of. Gu. two lions pass, guard, or, on a chief az. the Holy Virgin and Child sitting crowned and bearing a sceptre of the second.
Owner - Bishop GROSSETESTE
Robert Grosseteste (1175 - 9 October 1253) was Bishop of Lincoln and has a University College in Lincoln named after him. He made significant contributions to the development of scientific thought.
I am assuming that his arms are argent a cross fourche pierced sable, although I do not have a documentary source to confirm this.
- "The General Armory of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales", Sir Bernard Burke, Harrison, London, 1884, P. 609
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grosseteste#Science, Accessed 27/09/12