Cuthberth of Canterbury

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Cuthberth of Canterbury (also Cuthbeorht, Cuthbert ; † October 26, 760 ) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 740 until his death .

Cuthberth was the first known abbot of Lyminge before being called as Bishop of Hereford in 736 and finally as Archbishop of Canterbury in 740 .

In 742 he assisted Æthelbald , King of Mercia , in leading the first council of Clovesho , at which many privileges for churches and monasteries were confirmed. In 747, at the request of Pope Zacharias , Cuthbert called a second council of Clovesho, which is considered to be one of the most important synods of the Anglo-Saxon Church. At this council a total of 31 canonical regulations for monastic life and the duties of priests and bishops were regulated. Particular attention was paid to the Catechism for the Believer in English.

Cuthbert received the Pope's permission to use the Christ Church of Canterbury as a burial place for the archbishops instead of the Church of St. Peter and Paul . Thereupon a chapel was built at the eastern end of the cathedral, which was dedicated to St. John the Baptist and from then on served as the baptistery and burial place of the archbishops. He is the first archbishop to be buried there.

Cuthbert wrote a few poems, only two of which have survived. A letter from Cuthbert to Lullus , the first Archbishop of Mainz, was also preserved . This is a letter of condolence in which he mentioned that Boniface should be adopted as the patron saint of the Anglo-Saxons .

In 758 he headed a synod , the goals and results of which are not known.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 229.
  2. ^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 209.
  3. ^ A b Ann Williams, Cuthbert (d. 760) , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 , viewed March 9, 2012

Web links

  • Ann Williams, Cuthbert (d.760) , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 , viewed March 9, 2012
predecessor Office successor
Weahlstod Bishop of Hereford
736-740
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Emergency helmet Archbishop of Canterbury
741-758
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