Robert of Cricklade | |
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Born | c. 1100 |
Died | between 1174 and 1179 |
Resting place | probably St Frideswide's Priory in Oxford |
Occupation | Augustinian canon, prior, writer |
Nationality | English |
Period | Angevin |
Genre | Religious writings |
Robert of Cricklade (c. 1100–1174 × 1179) was a medieval English writer and prior of St Frideswide's Priory in Oxford.[1] He was a native of Cricklade and taught before becoming a cleric. He wrote several theological works as well as a lost biography of Thomas Becket, the murdered Archbishop of Canterbury.