Ælfweard_of_London

Ælfweard of London

Ælfweard of London

11th-century Bishop of London

Ælfweard (died 1044) was a medieval Bishop of London.

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A monk from Ramsey on the Isle of Man who became the Abbot of Evesham in 1014, Ælfweard became Bishop of London but retained Evesham.[1] He was consecrated in 1035,[2] but when he developed leprosy he was expelled from Evesham and he returned to Ramsey.[1] He died on either 25 or 27 July 1044.[2]

Citations

  1. [1]
    Wardle Heroes & Villains of Worcestershire p. 10
  2. [2]
    Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 220

References

  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  • Wardle, Terry (2010). Heroes & Villains of Worcestershire. The History Press.
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