Æthelwold (bishop of Lindisfarne)
Æthelwold of Lindisfarne (died 740) (also spelled Aethelwald, Ethelwold, etc.) was Bishop of Lindisfarne from 721 until 740.[1]
Æthelwold of Lindisfarne | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lindisfarne | |
| Appointed | 721 |
| Term ended | 740 |
| Predecessor | Eadfrith |
| Successor | Cynewulf |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 740 |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | February 12 |
Æthelwold contributed to the production of the Lindisfarne Gospels: he took the raw manuscripts that his predecessor Eadfrith had prepared and had Billfrith bind them so that they could be read easily.[2] Æthelwold was one of the disciples and assistants of St. Cuthbert. He is the last Bishop of Lindisfarne to have been revered as a saint. He is often mistaken with his near contemporary, Æthelwold of Farne.
Citations
- Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 219
- Patron Saints Index Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine accessed on August 29, 2007
References
- Patron Saints Index accessed on August 29, 2007
- 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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