Ceolnoth
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Ceolnoth was the seventeenth Archbishop of Canterbury.
| Ceolnoth | |
| Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Enthroned | {{{began}}} |
|---|---|
| Ended | February 4, 870 |
| Predecessor | Feologild |
| Successor | Ethelred |
| Consecration | August 27, 833 |
| Died | February 4, 870 |
[edit] Biography
Gervase of Canterbury says that Ceolnoth was Dean of the see of Canterbury previous to being elected to the archiepiscopal see of Canterbury, but this story has no confirmation in contemporary records.[1] Ceolnoth was consecrated archbishop on July 27, 833.[2] In 838 a council was held at Kingston where Ceolnoth made an alliance with the West Saxon kings Egbert and Ethelwulf.[3] This agreement gave control of all the free minsters in return for protection from Viking raids.[4] However, monastic life had declined under the pressure of the Viking attacks, and there was a noticeable decline in the quality of the books and other works produced by the scriptoriums.[3] Archbishop Ceolnoth died on February 4, 870.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Brooks, Nicholas (1984). The Early History of the Church of Canterbury: Christ Church from 597 to 1066. London: Leicester University Press, p. 143-145. ISBN 0-7185-0041-5.
- ^ a b Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition, revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 214. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ a b Wareham, A. F. "Ceolnoth (d. 870)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press, 2004 Online Edition accessed November 7, 2007
- ^ Blair, John P. (2005). The Church in Anglo-Saxon Society. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 124. ISBN 0-19-921117-5.
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| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Feologild |
Archbishop of Canterbury 833–870 |
Succeeded by Ethelred |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Ceolnoth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Canterbury |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 4, 870 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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