Henry de Loundres[1] (died1228) was anAnglo-Norman churchman who wasArchbishop of Dublin from1213 to 1228.[2] He was an influential figure in the reign ofJohn of England, an administrator and loyalist to the king. He is mentioned in the text ofMagna Carta, the terms of which he helped to negotiate.[3]
He wasdean of Stafford in 1207[4] and commissioned a church inPenkridge.[5] He had continuing interests inStaffordshire.[6]
He wasjusticiar in Ireland from 1213, his deputy Geoffery de Marisco executing the responsibilities during the bishop's absence in Rome.[7][8] He unsuccessfully attempted to have one of his clerks appointedBishop of Cork in 1214.[9] He was resisted byDonnchad Ua Longargain,Archbishop of Cashel, in his attempts to make the church hierarchy in Ireland more Anglo-Norman.[10]
He organized his archdiocese and made his cathedral see at the enlargedSt. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.[11] He was a major figure in the completion ofDublin Castle by 1230,[12] and had a hostel for pilgrims built in Dublin.[13] In 1220 he ordered the extinction of the flame that kept burning inKildare Abbey,[14] as a remainingpagan association. He claimed to bePrimate of Ireland, in opposition to the rival claim of theArchbishop of Armagh: the struggle for supremacy between theSees of Dublin and Armagh was to last for centuries.
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| Preceded by | Archbishop of Dublin 1230–1255 | Succeeded by Luke |
