Aldhelm
Sign in to saveAldhelm (, ; 25 May 709), Abbot of Malmesbury Abbey, Bishop of Sherborne, and a writer and scholar of Latin poetry, was born before the middle of the 7th century. He is said to have been the son of Kenten, who was of the royal house of Wessex. He was certainly not, as his early biographer Faritius asserts, the brother of King Ine. After his death he was venerated as a saint, his feast day being the day of his death, 25 May.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 640?
- Died
- 709
- Works
- 13
Top works
- De laudibus virginitatis
- Opera quæ extant omnia e codicibus mss emendavit
- Aldhelmi Opera
- Through a gloss darkly
- Sancti Aldhelmi, ex abbate malmesburiensi episcopi Schireburnensis
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2
- Total plays
- 33
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Key facts
- Christian leader.type
- Bishop
- Christian leader.honorific prefix
- Saint
- Christian leader.name
- Aldhelm
- Christian leader.honorific suffix
- O.S.B.
- Christian leader.title
- Bishop of Sherborne, Abbot of Malmesbury Abbey
- Christian leader.image
- Aldhelm.malmesbury.arp.jpg
- Christian leader.imagesize
- 200px
- Christian leader.caption
- Stained glass window showing Aldhelm, installed in St Aldhelm's Church, Malmesbury
- Christian leader.church
- Catholic Church
- Christian leader.diocese
- Sherborne
- Christian leader.successor
- Forthhere
- Christian leader.other_post
- Abbot of Malmesbury (675–705)
Key dates
- Born
- 639
- Died
- 25 May 709
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Wessex
- Place of death
- Doulting
- Occupation
- monk
- Languages spoken
- Old English
- Native language
- Old English
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Student of
- Máel Dub
- Image
- Aldhelm.malmesbury.arp.jpg
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Article
22 sectionsContents
- Life
- Early life and education
- Abbot of Malmesbury
- Easter controversy
- Bishop of Sherborne
- Organ
- Death and veneration
- Writings
- Contemporary reputation
- Modern reputation
- Prose
- Poetry
- Lost works
- Churches dedicated to St Aldhelm
- Editions and translations
- Complete works
- ''Prosa de virginitate''
- The ''Enigmata''
- See also
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
Aldhelm (, ; 25 May 709), Abbot of Malmesbury Abbey, Bishop of Sherborne, and a writer and scholar of Latin poetry, was born before the middle of the 7th century. He is said to have been the son of Kenten, who was of the royal house of Wessex. He was certainly not, as his early biographer Faritius asserts, the brother of King Ine. After his death he was venerated as a saint, his feast day being the day of his death, 25 May.
==Life==