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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: William of Wayneflete |
 | | Nicholas V confirmed the appointment, and the new bishop was consecrate on 13 July, 1447, in Eton College chapel, and enthroned six months later in Winchester cathedral in presence of the king. |
 | | Magdalen Hall came into existed in August, 1448, and existed under that title for some ten years, after which it was replaced by the larger foundation, established on the site of the former hospital of St. John, and known ever since as Magdalen College. |
 | | Richard III was also received by him at Magdalen, immediately after his coronation, and assigned certain estates to the college in memory of his visit. |
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