Stephen Langton, born around 1150 and died on 9 July 1228, was an English cardinal and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1207 until his death. His election was contested by King John and Pope Innocent III, a dispute that was a major factor in the crisis leading to Magna Carta in 1215. After returning to England in 1213 he read the charter of Henry I to the barons at Westminster and led the demand for its renewal, and in 1223 he again spoke for the barons asking Henry III to confirm the charter. In 1222 he opened the council of Osney whose decrees, the Constitutions of Stephen Langton, are the earliest provincial canons still recognised as binding in English Church courts. He is also credited with the modern chapter divisions of the Bible.
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was an English cardinal of the Catholic Church and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1207 until his death in 1228
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its decrees, known as the Constitutions of Stephen Langton, are the earliest provincial canons which are still recognised as binding in English Church courts
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His brother Simon Langton was elected Archbishop of York in 1215
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