Athelm
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Athelm (or Æthelhelm; died 926) was an English churchman, who was the first
Background
Athelm was a
Archbishopric
Between August 923 and September 925 he became archbishop.[8][a] His translation from the see of Wells set a precedent for the future, and marks a break with historical practice. Previously the moving of a bishop from one see to another had been held to be against canon, or ecclesiastical, law. Recently, however, the popes had themselves been translated, and this practice was to become common in England after Athelm's time.[10] He was West Saxon, unlike his predecessor, Plegmund, who was Mercian, reflecting the shift in power to Wessex.[11] Athelm was a paternal uncle of Dunstan,[1] who later became Archbishop of Canterbury. It was Athelm who brought Dunstan to the king's court.[12]
Athelm presided at the coronation of King
Death and burial
Athelm died on 8 January 926.
Notes
- ^ Janet Nelson states that he became archbishop in 923.[9]
Citations
- ^ a b c d Mason "Athelm" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 222
- ^ Robinson Saxon Bishops of Wells p. 5
- ^ Dolley "Important Group" British Museum Quarterly p. 75
- ^ Miller "Æthelred I" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Delaney Dictionary of Saints p. 65
- ^ Robinson Saxon Bishops of Wells p. 6
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 214
- ^ Nelson "First Use" Myth, Rulership, Church and Charters p. 126
- ^ a b Brooks Early History of the Church of Canterbury pp. 214–216
- ^ a b Nelson "First Use" Myth, Rulership, Church and Charters pp. 124–126
- ^ Stenton Anglo-Saxon England p. 446
- ^ Catholic Online "St Athelm" Catholic Online
- ^ Robinson Saxon Bishops of Wells pp. 58–59
References
- ISBN 0-7185-0041-5.
- Catholic Online. "St Athelm". Catholic Online. Retrieved 8 August 2007.
- Delaney, John P. (1980). Dictionary of Saints (Second ed.). Garden City, NY: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-13594-7.
- Dolley, R. H. M. (June 1958). "An Important Group of Tenth-Century Pence". The British Museum Quarterly. 21 (3): 74–76. JSTOR 4422583.
- 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.
- Mason, Emma (2004). "Athelm (d. 926)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. required)
- Miller, Sean (2004). "Æthelred I (d. 871)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. required)
- ISBN 978-0-7546-5120-8.
- OCLC 13867248.
- ISBN 978-0-19-280139-5.
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