Ealdwulf
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| Ealdwulf | |
| Archbishop of York | |
| Enthroned | {{{began}}} |
|---|---|
| Ended | May 6, 1002 |
| Predecessor | Oswald |
| Successor | Wulfstan II |
| Consecration | 995 |
| Birth name | Ealdwulf |
| Died | May 6, 1002 |
For other uses, see Ealdwulf (disambiguation).
Ealdwulf (died 1002) was a medieval Abbot of Peterborough, Bishop of Worcester, and Archbishop of York.
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[edit] Life
Traditional stories state that Ealdwulf was a layman and chancellor to King Edgar of England when one night he accidentally smothered his son while sharing a bed with the child. Rather than go to Rome to seek absolution for this sin, which had been his original plan, Ealdwulf founded Peterborough Abbey on the advice of 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]
He was bishop of Worcester as well as archbishop of York from 995[4] to his death on May 6, 1002.[1]
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[edit] References
- Fletcher, Richard Bloodfeud: Murder and Revenge in Anglo-Saxon England Oxford: Oxford University Press 2003 ISBN 0-19-516136-X
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition, revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Hunt, William "Ealdwulf (d. 1002)" rev. Mary Frances Smith, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press, 2004 Online Edition accessed November 10, 2007
- Knowles, David; London, Vera C. M.; Brooke, Christopher (2001). The Heads of Religious Houses, England and Wales, 940-1216, Second Edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-80452-3.
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| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Oswald |
Bishop of Worcester 992–1002 |
Succeeded by Wulfstan II |
| Preceded by Oswald |
Archbishop of York 995–1002 |
Succeeded by Wulfstan II |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Ealdwulf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Worcester; Abbot of Peterborough; Archbishop of York |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1002 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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