Æthelbert of York
Æthelbert | |
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Eanbald I | |
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Consecration | 24 April 767 |
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Died | 8 November 780 |
Æthelbert[a] (died 8 November 780) was an eighth-century scholar, teacher, and Archbishop of York. Related to his predecessor at York, he became a monk at an early age and was in charge of the cathedral's library and school before becoming archbishop. He taught a number of missionaries and scholars, including Alcuin, at the school. While archbishop, Æthelbert sent missionaries to the Continent. Æthelbert retired before his death, and during his retirement consecrated another church in York.
Early life
Æthelbert was the teacher and intimate friend of
Æthelbert was instrumental in forming a library at York,
Archbishop
In 766 Æthelbert succeeded Ecgbert as archbishop; he was consecrated 24 April 767,[1] the feast day of his predecessor Wilfrid. This may have been deliberate and a sign that Æthelbert wished to revive Wilfrid's ambitions for the archiepiscopal see. Æthelbert received his pallium from Pope Adrian I in 773.[3] Alcuin was appointed head of the cathedral school after Æthelbert became archbishop.[5] Much of Alcuin's description of Æthelbert's time as archbishop has the flavour of a panegyric, as Alcuin praised Æthelbert as a model bishop suitable for other bishops to use as a role model.[3] Alcuin praised Æthelbert and his predecessor Ecgbert for adorning various churches of York and for giving splendid ornaments to York Minster.[9]
Æthelbert also commissioned
Æthelbert sent out missionaries to the pagans of Northern Europe, among them
In 774, Æthelbert called a council which deposed
Retirement and death
Æthelbert retired some time before his death, consecrating Eanbald as his successor.[18] The exact date this occurred is unclear. Alcuin gives a date corresponding to July 778, but it could be 777 too. Eanbald's position may have just been as an associate bishop, with Æthelbert remaining in office until his death while sharing the office with Eanbald.[3] He lived long enough to consecrate the new church of Alma Sophia, ten days before his death on 8 November.[1][19][20]
See also
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b c Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 224
- ^ a b c Barr "Minster Library" History of York Minster pp. 488–489
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Rollason "Ælberht" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ a b Kirby Earliest English Kings pp. 127–129
- ^ a b Levinson England and the Continent p. 153
- ^ a b c Duckett Alcuin pp. 19–22
- ^ Hindley Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons p. 152
- ^ Hill and Brooke "From 627 until the Early Thirteenth Century" History of York Minster p. 10
- ISBN 978-0-19-925584-9. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ Duckett Alcuin p. 27
- ISBN 978-0-19-925584-9. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ISBN 978-0-227-90083-3.
- ^ Duckett Alcuin p. 31
- ^ Stenton Anglo-Saxon England p. 189
- ^ a b Stenton Anglo-Saxon England p. 174
- ^ Ashely Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens pp. 291–292
- ^ Kirby Earliest English Kings p. 128
- ^ Duckett Alcuin p. 32
- ^ Duckett Alcuin p. 34
- ISBN 978-0-227-90083-3.
References
- ISBN 0-7867-0692-9.
- Barr, C. B. L. (29 January 1977). "The Minster Library". In Aylmer, G. E.; Cant, Reginald (eds.). A History of York Minster. Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press. pp. 487–539. ISBN 0-19-817199-4.
- Duckett, Eleanor Shipley (1951). Alcuin, Friend of Charlemagne: His World and His Work. New York: MacMillan. OCLC 1010576.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Gee, Eric A. (29 January 1977). "Architectural History until 1290". In Aylmer, G. E.; Cant, Reginald (eds.). A History of York Minster. Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press. pp. 110–148. ISBN 0-19-817199-4.
- Hill, Rosalind M. T.; ISBN 0-19-817199-4.
- Hindley, Geoffrey (2006). A Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons: The Beginnings of the English Nation. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7867-1738-5.
- Kirby, D. P. (2000). The Earliest English Kings. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-24211-8.
- Kirby, D. P. (1967). The Making of Early England (Reprint ed.). New York: Schocken Books. OCLC 399516.
- ISBN 0-19-821232-1.
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- ISBN 978-0-19-280139-5.
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