LANGTON

langton, stephen (d. 1228), cardinal and archbishop of canterbury, was the son of english parents; but the date and place of his birth are unknown. since he became early in his career a prebendary of york, and since his brother simon (d. 1248) was elected[1] to that see in 1215, we may suppose the family to have been of northern extraction. stephen, however, migrated to paris, and having graduated in that university became one of its most celebrated theologians. this was probably the time when he composed his voluminous commentaries (many of which still exist in manuscript) and divided the bible into chapters. at paris also he contracted the friendship with lothar of segni, the future innocent