Abbots of St Albans: Lfric of Abingdon

Chapters: lfric of Abingdon. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: lfric of Abingdon (Old English: died 16 November 1005), also known as lfric of Wessex, was a late 10th century Archbishop of Canterbury, as well as previously holding the offices of abbot of St Albans and Bishop of Ramsbury, all of which are in England. He is often confused with famed Anglo-Saxon author lfric of Eynsham. He was the son of an earl of Kent, before he became a monk of Abingdon Abbey in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire) as well as probably Abbot of Abingdon before becoming Abbot of St Albans Abbey around 975. His brother, Leofric, became Abbot of St Albans in succession to him when he became bishop. Between 991 and 993, he was raised to the bishopric of Ramsbury and Sonning and in 995 to the see of Canterbury. He was translated to Canterbury on 21 April 995 at a witenagemot held at Amesbury, where he received the permission of "King thelred and all the witan." lfric continued to hold Ramsbury along with Canterbury until his death. The story that his brother first was chosen for Canterbury but refused, stems from confusion on the part of Matthew of Paris and is generally held by historians to be untrue. His appointment to Canterbury caused consternation with the clergy of the cathedral chapter, who sent two members to Rome ahead of lfric, attempting to secure the office for one of them. The pope, however, would not appoint either without royal permission, and when lfric arrived in Rome, he received his pallium from Pope Gregory V in 997. He also witnessed some miracles at the gravesite of Edward the Martyr at Shaftesbury Abbey, helping to lead to Edward's sainthood. A story was told that he introduced monks into the cathedral church of Christ Church, Canterbury, repla...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=5999169