John Lingo
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John Lingo, born possibly ca. 1500-1510, was Vicar of St. Hilary, in the Vale of Glamorgan
, Wales
from after 1554 through ca. 1560/1.
Lingo was a former monk and chantry priest, first documented at Llantarnam
, a former Cistercian monastery
located near the present day suburb of Cwmbran
, in southeast Wales
, who at some unknown date after the dissolution
of Llantarnam in 1536 became a Chantry priest in Cowbridge
, in the Vale of Glamorgan
, Wales
. He was deprived of this post in 1548, but was granted a pension at the maximum rate of £5 per annum. Some time after 1554 he was appointed Vicar of the nearby parish of St. Hilary. In 1560/1 he was returned as absent, and in 1563 his whereabouts were stated to be unknown; no extant record telling when he was replaced has been found.
The timing of Lingo's appointment suggests that he might have been sympathetic to Roman Catholicism, and the timing of his departure by 1560/1 suggests it was a consequence of the passage of the Act of Uniformity of 1558 enforcing Anglican religious orthodoxy
within the Church of England
.
Vale of Glamorgan
The Vale of Glamorgan is a county borough in Wales; an exceptionally rich agricultural area, it lies in the southern part of Glamorgan, South Wales...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
from after 1554 through ca. 1560/1.
Lingo was a former monk and chantry priest, first documented at Llantarnam
Llantarnam Abbey
Llantarnam Abbey is an abbey of the Sisters of St Joseph of Annecy and a former Cistercian monastery located in Llantarnam, Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen in southeast Wales.- History :...
, a former Cistercian monastery
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
located near the present day suburb of Cwmbran
Cwmbran
Cwmbrân is a new town in Wales. Today forming part of the county borough of Torfaen and lying within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, Cwmbrân was established in 1949 to provide new employment opportunities in the south eastern portion of the South Wales Coalfield. Cwmbrân means Crow...
, in southeast Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, who at some unknown date after the dissolution
Dissolution
Dissolution or dissolve may refer to:* Dissolution , in law, means to end a legal entity or agreement such as a marriage, adoption, or corporation...
of Llantarnam in 1536 became a Chantry priest in Cowbridge
Cowbridge
Cowbridge is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, approximately west of Cardiff. Cowbridge is twinned with Clisson in the Loire-Atlantique department in northwestern France.-Roman times:...
, in the Vale of Glamorgan
Vale of Glamorgan
The Vale of Glamorgan is a county borough in Wales; an exceptionally rich agricultural area, it lies in the southern part of Glamorgan, South Wales...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. He was deprived of this post in 1548, but was granted a pension at the maximum rate of £5 per annum. Some time after 1554 he was appointed Vicar of the nearby parish of St. Hilary. In 1560/1 he was returned as absent, and in 1563 his whereabouts were stated to be unknown; no extant record telling when he was replaced has been found.
The timing of Lingo's appointment suggests that he might have been sympathetic to Roman Catholicism, and the timing of his departure by 1560/1 suggests it was a consequence of the passage of the Act of Uniformity of 1558 enforcing Anglican religious orthodoxy
Orthodoxy
The word orthodox, from Greek orthos + doxa , is generally used to mean the adherence to accepted norms, more specifically to creeds, especially in religion...
within the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
.