Ælfwold II of Sherborne
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| Ælfwold II | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Sherborne | |
| Appointed | 1045 |
| Term ended | 1058 |
| Predecessor | Brihtwine II |
| Successor | Herman |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1045 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | unknown |
| Died | 1058 |
| Denomination | Christian |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 25 March |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Anglican Communion Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Shrines | Sherborne Abbey, Dorset (destroyed) |
Ælfwold II (Latin: Ælfwoldus, Ælfvoldus, or Alfvoldus; died 1058 AD) was a Bishop of Sherborne in Dorset.
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Life
Little is known of Ælfwold apart from the information given by William of Malmesbury. He was at first a monk of Winchester,[1] then was consecrated Bishop of Sherborne in 1045,[2] succeeding his own brother Brithwine. His frugality of life served as a powerful contrast to the contemporary custom of riotous banqueting after the example of the Danish monarchs.[citation needed]
Ælfwold showed great devotion to Saint Swithun, his old patron of Winchester, and also to Saint Cuthbert, to whose shrine at Durham he made a pilgrimage. He died while singing the antiphon of Saint Cuthbert. He was in a sense the last Bishop of Sherborne, as after his death the see of Sherborne was united to that of Ramsbury.[citation needed]
Ælfwold died in 1058.[2] He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Anglican Churches.
Citations
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Sherborne 1045–1058 |
Succeeded by Herman |
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- ↑ Thurston, Herbert. "St. Alfwold." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. 1 Jan. 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 222
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