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Æthelgar was Archbishop of Canterbury, and previously Bishop of Selsey.
| Æthelgar | |
| Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Consecration | 988 |
|---|---|
| Enthroned | unknown |
| Ended | 13 February 990 |
| Predecessor | Dunstan |
| Successor | Sigeric the Serious |
| Died | 13 February 990 |
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Biography
Æthelgar was a monk at Glastonbury Abbey before he was the discipulus of Aethelwold bishop of Winchester.1 He was then at Abingdon Abbey until 964 when he was appointed Abbot of New Minster, Winchester,23 by Bishop Aethelwold.1 He was consecrated Bishop of Selsey on 2 May 980.43 He succeeded Dunstan as Archbishop of Canterbury in 988, "but lived for a short time afterwards, no more than a year and three months."5 He was transferred to Canterbury in 988.4 He may have continued to hold his abbacy along with his bishopric and archbishopric until his death.3 Æthelgar died on 13 February 990.63
Notes
- ^ a b Darlington "Ecclesiastical Reform" English Historical Review p. 389
- ^ Kelly "Charters of Selsey" Anglo-Saxon Charters
- ^ a b c d Knowles, et. al. Heads of Religious Houses p. 80-81, 258
- ^ a b Fryde, et. al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221
- ^ Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Version E
- ^ Fryde, et. al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 214
References
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Version E
- Darlington, R. R. (1936). "Ecclesiastical Reform in the Late Old English Period". The English Historical Review 51 (203): 385-428. http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0013-8266(193607)51%3A203%3C385%3AERITLO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Y.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Kelly, S. E. 1998. "Charters of Selsey". Anglo-Saxon Charters 6
- Knowles, David; London, Vera C. M.; Brooke, Christopher (2001). The Heads of Religious Houses, England and Wales, 940-1216 (Second Edition ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-80452-3.
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| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Eadhelm |
Bishop of Selsey 980–988 |
Succeeded by Ordbriht |
| Preceded by Dunstan |
Archbishop of Canterbury c.988–990 |
Succeeded by Sigeric the Serious |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Æthelgar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Selsey; Archbishop of Canterbury |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | 13 February, 990 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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