| Athelm | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Enthroned | unknown |
| Reign ended | 8 January 926 |
| Predecessor | Plegmund |
| Successor | Wulfhelm |
| Consecration | between 923 and 925 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Æthelhelm |
| Died | 8 January 926 |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 8 January |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
- For other men called Æthelhelm, see Æthelhelm (disambiguation)
Athelm or Æthelhelm was an English churchman, who was the first Bishop of Wells, and later Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Biography
He was related to Dunstan,[1] some sources say an uncle of Dunstan's.[2][3] He was a monk of Glastonbury Abbey[4] and possibly Abbot of Glastonbury[2] before his elevation in 909 to the see of Wells, of which he was the first occupant.[5] Between August 923 and September 925 he became archbishop.[6] His translation from the see of Wells set a precedent for the future, and marks a break with historical practice. Previous to this time, the moving of a bishop from one see to another had been held to be against canon, or ecclesiastical, law. Recently, however, the popes had themselves been translated, and this practice was to become common practice in England after Athelm's time.[7]
Athelm probably presided over the coronation of King Athelstan of England in 925.[4] It is unclear if the fact that no coins were minted with his name was because of his short term of office or was a sign of a change in policy towards the Archbishops of Canterbury minting coins in their own name. Nothing else is known of Athelm's brief time as archbishop.[7] He died on 8 January 926.[4][6] He was later canonized, with a feast day of 8 January.[8]
Notes
- ^ Dunning A History of Somerset needs page number
- ^ a b Delaney Dictionary of Saints p. 65
- ^ Stenton Anglo-Saxon England p. 446
- ^ a b c Mason "Athelm (d. 926)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 222
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 214
- ^ a b Brooks Early History of the Church of Canterbury p. 214-216
- ^ "St. Athelm". Catholic Online. http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1590. Accessed on 8 August 2007
References
- Brooks, Nicholas (1984). The Early History of the Church of Canterbury: Christ Church from 597 to 1066. London: Leicester University Press. ISBN 0-7185-0041-5.
- Delaney, John P. (1980). Dictionary of Saints (Second ed.). Garden City, N.Y: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-13594-7.
- Dunning, Robert (1983). A History of Somerset. Chichester: Phillimore & Co. ISBN 0-85033-461-6.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Mason, Emma (2004). "Athelm (d. 926)" (fee required). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/832. Accessed 7 November 2007
- Stenton, F. M. (1971). Anglo-Saxon England (Third ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-280139-5.
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Bishop of Wells 909–c923 |
Succeeded by Wulfhelm |
| Preceded by Plegmund |
Archbishop of Canterbury c923–926 |
Succeeded by Wulfhelm |
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