Ealdwulf (archbishop of York)
Ealdwulf | |
|---|---|
Wulfstan | |
| Other post(s) | Abbot of Peterborough Bishop of Worcester |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 995 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 6 May 1002 |
Ealdwulf (died 6 May 1002) was a medieval Abbot of Peterborough, Bishop of Worcester, and Archbishop of York.
Life
Traditional stories state that Ealdwulf was a layman and chancellor to King
Æthelwold, bishop of Winchester. Ealdwulf then joined his new foundation as a monk[1] before becoming abbot of Peterborough from about 966 to 992.[2][3]
Ealdwulf was bishop of Worcester as well as archbishop of York from 995[4] to his death on 6 May 1002.[1] While archbishop, he held a synod at Worcester around 1000 to consider moving the relics of Saint Oswald of Worcester.[5]
Ealdwulf's reputation was one of extreme piety.[6] William of Malmesbury compared him to his successor Wulfstan as follows "Ealdwulf can be pardoned for holding the two sees contrary to canon law because of his sanctity, and because he did it not through ambition but by necessity."[7]
Citations
- ^ a b Hunt "Ealdwulf" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Knowles, et al. Heads of Religious Houses p. 59
- ^ Fletcher Bloodfeud p. 70
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 224
- ^ Barlow English Church 1000–1066 p. 246
- ^ Brooke "York Minster" Churches and Churchmen p. 40
- ^ Quoted in Barlow English Church 1000–1066 p. 25
References
- ISBN 0-582-49049-9.
- ISBN 1-85285-183-X.
- ISBN 0-19-516136-X.
- 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.
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- ISBN 0-521-80452-3.
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