Hugh of Lincoln
c. 1140 AD — November 16, 1200 AD · Feast day: November 16
A Burgundian Carthusian monk who became Bishop of Lincoln — England's largest diocese — Hugh shielded Jews from mob violence under Richard I, excommunicated royal foresters on his first days in office, refused military levies even at financial penalty, and rebuilt Lincoln Cathedral in Gothic stone after earthquake damage. He was the first Carthusian ever canonized.