Thomas Beke, Bishop of St Davids was born in England, United Kingdom to Walter Beke (c1190-) and Eve de Grey (c1200-) and died 12 May 1293 St. David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom of unspecified causes.
St David's Cathedral where Thomas Bek was bishop.
Thomas Bek, Beck, or Becke (died 12 May 1293) was a Bishop of St David's in Wales.[1]
Bek was the second son of Walter Bek of Ereseby, Lincolnshire, England and the elder brother of Antony Bek, the Bishop of Durham.
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Beke, 1st Lord Beke of Eresby (-1302) | England | 1302 England | Sarah de Furnival (-c1302) |
| Thomas Beke (-1293) | England, United Kingdom | 12 May 1293 St. David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| Anthony Beke (-1311) | England | 3 March 1311 Eltham, England | |
Bek was educated at Oxford University. Between 1269–73, he was Chancellor of the University.[2][3]
Thomas Bek entered the Royal Household as keeper of the wardrobe in October 1274 and was temporarily custodian of the Great Seal in 1279. He was a trusted servant of King Edward I and obtained many important and wealthy ecclesiastical positions. He was an Archdeacon of Dorset and became Bishop of St David's in 1280 until his death in 1293, founding two collegiate churches and two hospitals in the bishopric.
Footnotes (including sources)
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References
- ^ Walker. "Bek , Thomas". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/1972. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
- ^ Hibbert, Christopher, ed (1988). "Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. pp. 521–522. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
- ^ Wood, Anthony (1790). "Fasti Oxonienses". The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford. Google Books. p. 13. https://books.google.com/books?id=X1dbAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA13.
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| Preceded by Nicholas de Ewelme |
Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1269–1273 |
Succeeded by William de Bosco |
Catholic Church titles
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| Preceded by Gerard de Grandson |
Archdeacon of Dorset 1275–1280 |
Succeeded by Henry Brandeston |
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| Preceded by Richard Carew |
Bishop of St David's 1280–1293 |
Succeeded by David Martyn |
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Residences
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