Hugh of Lincoln
Hugh of Lincoln | |
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St Hugh of Lincoln with his swan Altarpiece showing the saint in the Carthusian habit from the Charterhouse of Saint-Honoré, Thuison, near Abbeville, France (c. 1490-1500) | |
| Bishop of Lincoln | |
| Born | c. 1140 Avalon, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 16 November 1200 (aged 59–60) London, England |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Anglican Communion |
| Canonized | 17 February 1220 by Pope Honorius III |
| Major shrine | St Mary's Cathedral Lincoln, England Parkminster Charterhouse West Sussex |
| Feast | 16 November (Catholic Church) 17 November (Church of England) |
| Attributes | a white swan, bishop's attire, holding a chalice from which Christ emerges |
| Patronage | sick children, sick people, cobblers, swans, and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham |
Hugh of Lincoln OCart (c. 1140 – 16 November 1200), also known as Hugh of Avalon, was a Burgundian-born Carthusian monk, bishop of Lincoln in the Kingdom of England, and Catholic saint. His feast is observed by Catholics on 16 November and by Anglicans on 17 November.