Lanfranc
1005?–89, Italian Roman Catholic prelate and scholar in England: archbishop of Canterbury 1070–89.
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Some of the stones of this castrum were used by Archbishop Lanfranc in the construction of a church at Lympne.
The Towns of Roman Britain | James Oliver BevanLanfranc, the first Norman archbishop, was granted the see in 1070.
The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.]. | Hartley WithersEadmer also gives some description of the church raised by Lanfranc.
The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.]. | Hartley WithersIt was not until he was elevated to the See of Canterbury, on the death of Lanfranc, that his memorable career became historical.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V | John LordLanfranc died in 1089,--the ablest churchman of the century next to the great Hildebrand, his master.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V | John Lord
British Dictionary definitions for Lanfranc
/ (ˈlænfræŋk) /
?1005–89, Italian ecclesiastic and scholar; archbishop of Canterbury (1070–89) and adviser to William the Conqueror. He instituted many reforms in the English Church
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