Bishop William de Kilkenny - Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire

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William de Kilkenny (d1257) monument. Bishop of Ely Cambridgeshire. This monument  is made of Purbeck marble it has his effigy on a tomb shaped slab with columns on either side and angels in the spandrels.
 
Mathew Paris of St Albans said that he was a "modest, faithful, and well learned man". He died in Spain whilst Ambassador, and was buried at Sugho.
 
Bishop William de Kilkenny
 
Bishop William de Kilkenny