Lentorama 2006 Saint of the Day: St. Richard of Chichester
A 13th century lawyer who studied at Oxford, Paris, and Bologna, he was named chancellor of Oxford in 1235 and chancellor to the archbishop of Canterbury Edmund Rich. Ordained while in France with Rich, he served Rich's successor, St. Boniface of Savoy, until Boniface made him bishop of Chichester. Only problem there was that King Henry III had already named someone to the post, a move Boniface invalidated.
Pope Innocent IV confirmed Richard's nomination, but Henry interfered with his taking office until the pope threatened to excommunicate Henry (it must be something about King Henrys). Richard served in the post until his death in 1262, after which his shrine was a noted location for miracles - until the Reformation. Take that as a sign, though of what I've no idea.
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