ATHELM

'Athelm,' or 'Æthelhelm' was an English churchman, who was the first Bishop of Wells, and later Archbishop of Canterbury.

Contents

Biography

Early life

Bishop of Wells

Archbishop of Canterbury

Death and afterward

Notes

References

See Also

External Links

Biography

Early life

He was related to Dunstan.^[1]

Bishop of Wells

He is said to have been a monk of Glastonbury before his elevation in 909 to the see of Wells, of which he was the first occupant.Powicke ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 205

Archbishop of Canterbury

In 914 he became Archbishop of Canterbury.

Death and afterward

He died on January 8, 923Powicke ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 210 or on January 8 926. He was later canonized, with a feast day of January 8.St. Athelm at Catholic Online accessed on August 8, 2007

Notes

1. A History of Somerset, , Robert, Dunning, Phillimore & Co, 1983, ISBN 0-85033-461-6

References

★ St. Athelm at Catholic Online accessed on August 8, 2007

★ Dunning, Robert ''A History of Somerset'' Chichester: Phillimore & Co. 1983 ISBN 0-85033-461-6

★ Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde ''Handbook of British Chronology'' 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961

See Also

List of Bishops of Bath and Wells and precursor offices
List of Archbishops of Canterbury

External Links

★ St. Athelm at Patron Saints Index