Æthelwald from Lindisfarne
Æthelwald von Lindisfarne (also Æthelwold, AEthelwald, Ethelwald ; † 740 ) was an Anglo-Saxon saint and from 721 to 740 Bishop of Lindisfarne .
Life
Æthelwald was born in Northumbria.
A legend reports that the then priest Æthelwald accompanied Bishop Cuthbert von Lindisfarne on his travels around 686 and witnessed how Cuthbert Æthelwald's sister healed from a protracted and painful illness.
At first he was prior and from 695 to 721 he held the office of abbot in the Mailros ( Melrose ) monastery . In 721 he was ordained Bishop of Lindisfarne. In honor of St. Cuthbert, he had an artistically carved stone cross erected on which his own name was carved.
He had the Lindisfarne Gospels , a book by his predecessor Eadfrith , provided with a splendid cover.
The importance of Lindisfarne Monastery at this time can be seen from the fact that King Ceolwulf of Northumbria, when he abdicated in 737, bequeathed extensive lands to the monastery ( Bregesne (Brainshaugh), Werceworde (?), Wudecestre (Woodchester), Hwitingham (Whittingham), Eadulfingham) (Edlingham) and Eagwulfingham (Egglingham)), entered this monastery and spent the last 27 years of his life there.
Æthelwald died in 740 in Lindisfarne monastery and was buried there in the cathedral. In the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle , the year of his death is given as 737.
Afterlife
He was the last bishop of Lindisfarne to be venerated as a saint. His feast days are February 12th and April 21st (transfer of the bones).
In 875, Bishop Eardulf left the monastery on Holy Island with the monks for fear of Viking raids. They took the remains of Saints Cuthbert, Eadberht , Eadfrith and Æthelwald with them to Durham . The Cuthbert Cross had been destroyed by the Vikings, but the monks reassembled the pieces and placed it in Durham by the tombs of the Saints. In 998 the monks consecrated a stone church as the resting place of the saints.
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- Symeon of Durham , History of the Church of Durham
- Symeon of Durham, Historia regum Anglorum et Dacorum
- Beda Venerabilis , Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum
- Beda Venerabilis, The Life and Miracles of St. Cuthbert
Web links
- Symeon von Durham , Translator: J. Stevenson: The Historical Works of Simeon of Durham . In: Church Historians of England, volume III, part II . Seeley's. 1855. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
- Beda Venerabilis, The Life and Miracles of St. Cuthbert at Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Æthelwald ( memento of April 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) at Saints.SQPN.com
- ↑ The Life and Miracles of St. Cuthbert, Chap. XXX
- ↑ Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum, Book V
- ↑ a b c d History of the Church of Durham, Kap XII, XIII, XVI
- ↑ Historia regum Anglorum et Dacorum
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| St. Eadfrith |
Bishop of Lindisfarne 721–740 |
Cynewulf |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Æthelwald from Lindisfarne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Æthelwold; AEthelwald; AEthelwold; Ethelwald; Ethelwold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Northumbrian monk and Bishop of Lindisfarne |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Northumbria |
| DATE OF DEATH | 740 |