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Nigel

Anglo-Norman Bishop of Ely, Treasurer of England (1100–1169)
Person human Q605470

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[7]
Date of birth
1100
Date of death
May 30, 1169
Occupation
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
Position held
Roman Catholic Bishop of Ely[5]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[6]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[11]
Consecrator
William de Corbeil[12]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[14]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9][10]
Given name
Nigel[8]
Has works in the collection
National Gallery of Art[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nigel Poor en Nigel en Nigel of Ely ar نايجل fr Néel d'Ely ru Найджел zh 奈傑爾
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
0000000023755044
VIAF cluster ID
75213022
Library of Congress authority ID
n82221255
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Memorial to Bishop Nigel in Ely Cathedral.jpg ↗
American Academy in Rome ID
12422368
BIBSYS ID
8055873
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11504902
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
nigel
Freebase ID
/m/02px9r0
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID
N/nigel-of-ely
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000449829
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007273116505171
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1465189
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
20190
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyWQrd7WbK46pdHydGT73
Yale LUX ID
person/e0f61a0e-7012-4d70-b854-adf16989b17a

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🔗 Connections
← Consecrator 3
Thomas Becket, Hilary of Chichester, Roger de Pont L'Évêque
Occupation 2
Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
Consecrator 1
William de Corbeil
Described by source 1
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Given name 1
Nigel
Has works in the collection 1
National Gallery of Art
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Kłyż
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Summary

Nigel was born in 1100[1]. He died on May 30, 1169[2]. He worked as a Catholic priest[3] and Catholic bishop[4].

FAQs

What did Nigel do for work?

Nigel worked as Catholic priest[3] and Catholic bishop[4].

Related Entities

National Gallery of Art Thomas Becket

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  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Position held → Roman Catholic Bishop of Ely
    Given name → Nigel
    Copyright status as a creator → copyrights on works have expired
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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