john tours john tours died medieval england moved diocese seat bath native tours king william england doctor bishop bishop given purchased rich monastery moved headquarters diocese wells abbey rebuilt church bath building large cathedral longer survives gave large library cathedral received right hold fair bath noted scholarship died suddenly early life native tours john french physician king william england present king deathbed william medieval chronicler called skilled doctor theoretical knowledge practice priest tours doctor king william learned medical skills school considered skilled doctor appears contemporary resulted john episcopal profession bishop bath john appointed king son successor bishop july canterbury archbishop_of_canterbury probably owed appointment king desire honour father physician shortly john bought grounds king city bath john paid town given town gift king unclear abbey recently lost abbot according book owner large estates near town wealth abbey attracted john monastery acquiring town bath john acquired mint town transferred seat administration probably attempt increase revenues bath rich abbey wells poor diocese taking abbey john increased episcopal revenues william portrays moving episcopal seat motivated desire lands abbey pattern time moving cathedral seats small villages larger towns john moved episcopal seat took abbey bath cathedral chapter turning diocese served monks instead located wells previously served diocese john rebuilt monastic church bath damaged rebellions rebuilt surpassed size winchester present building john built occupies fraction space john building encompassed reformed administration diocese setting organising court hearing ecclesiastical cases efforts reform diocese led cathedral chapter complaining treatment john ignored wells accused destroying community created predecessor helped old roof immediately damaged storm required decades repair performed service accession king henry england john received confirmation grant city bath paying pounds silver john secured king henry right hold bath feast day cathedral patron saint gave extensive library cathedral bath eventually monks reconciled john continued hold old abbey support monks controversy john bishops sided king william king council early councils called england reign king henry succeeded brother john consecrated invested office king john attended reforming debated passed reform clergy death legacy john died december buried suffered heart attack dinner died suddenly traditionally date death given december john monks bath known scholarship particularly noted learning william claimed generous chronicler acknowledged bishop treated wells william recorded john heavy given self restraint health good lived old treated monks bath contempt confiscated lands abbey use restored lands john wells disliked reduced income destroyed buildings movement bath official diocese probably john brother held offices steward diocese wells office john gave revenues relative nephew named john named diocese
John of Tours