Sentence examples for refuse to consecrate from inspiring English sources
Despite instructions from Paschal's successors, Gelasius II and Calixtus II, the archbishop continued to refuse to consecrate Thurstan, and Thurstan was still unconsecrated when Ralph died.
And the Roman Catholic authorities were offended by the church's unusual curved concrete form and refused to consecrate it until 1959.
Following papal bans against lay lords investing churchmen with their lands and against churchmen rendering homage to laymen, Anselm refused to consecrate bishops whom Henry had invested and declined to do homage to Henry himself.
As a result, Lanfranc refused to consecrate him.
Thomas declined to make such a written promise, so Lanfranc refused to consecrate him.
Thomas refused to consecrate Anselm if the latter was referred to as Primate of England.
He also refused to consecrate Spearhafoc, Edward's choice to succeed Robert as Bishop of London.
In 1102 Anselm refused to consecrate three bishops, two of whom had received investiture from the king; Gerard offered to consecrate them instead, but all except one refused.
Because Anselm refused to consecrate Thomas without a profession, and Thomas refused to profess, Thomas was unable to consecrate bishops himself.
He subsequently consecrated Roger as Bishop of Orkney, but refused to consecrate Thurgot to the see of St Andrews because Thurgot would not recognise the primacy of York.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Ralph d'Escures, refused to consecrate Thurstan unless the archbishop-elect made a profession of obedience to the southern see.
