Richard of Chichester
Richard of Chichester (c. 1197 – 3 April 1253), also known as Richard de Wych, is a saint (canonized 1262) of the Catholic and Anglican churches who was the Christian Bishop of Chichester from 1244 to 1253.
In Chichester Cathedral a shrine dedicated to Richard had become a richly decorated centre of pilgrimage. In 1538, during the reign of Henry VIII, the shrine was plundered and destroyed by order of Thomas Cromwell.
Richard of Chichester is the patron saint of Sussex in southern England. The Anglican Church has, since 2007, celebrated his translated saint's day on 16 June, Sussex Day.
Patron saint of Coachmen; Diocese of Chichester; Sussex, England
In the Martyrology
- April 3 Saint Richard, bishop of Chichester