Hugh Sottovagina
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Hugh Sottovagina often referred to as Hugh the Chanter or Hugh the Chantor, was a historian
for York Minster
during the 12th century and was probably an archdeacon
during the time of his writing. He was author of the Latin text known as the History of the Church of York
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Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
for York Minster
York Minster
York Minster is a Gothic cathedral in York, England and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe alongside Cologne Cathedral. The minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the cathedral for the Diocese of York; it is run by...
during the 12th century and was probably an archdeacon
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
during the time of his writing. He was author of the Latin text known as the History of the Church of York
History of the Church of York
The History of the Church of York is a 12th-century historical Latin text composed by Hugh the Chantor . It describes the history of the archdiocese of York between 1066 and 1127, and is written almost in the form of a series of biographies of the archbishops during that period, particularly...
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