Æthelhard
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Æthelhard (died 12 May 805) was a Bishop of Winchester then an Archbishop of Canterbury in medieval England. Appointed by King Offa of Mercia, Æthelhard had difficulties with both the Kentish monarchs and with a rival archiepiscopate in southern England, and was deposed around 796 by King Eadberht III Præn of Kent. By 803, Æthelhard, along with the Mercian King Coenwulf, had secured the demotion of the rival archbishopric, once more making Canterbury the only archbishopric south of the Humber in Britain. Æthelhard died in 805, and was considered a saint until his cult was suppressed after the
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Key facts
- Christian leader.honorific_prefix
- Saint
- Christian leader.name
- Æthelhard
- Christian leader.title
- Archbishop of Canterbury
- Christian leader.image
- Early_medieval_coin,_Penny_of_Aethelheard,_Archbishop_of_Canterbury_under_Offa_(FindID_584096).jpg
- Christian leader.caption
- A silver penny of Æthelhard
- Christian leader.appointed
- 792
- Christian leader.enthroned
- 21 July 793
- Christian leader.ended
- 12 May 805
- Christian leader.predecessor
- Jænberht
- Christian leader.successor
- Wulfred
- Christian leader.consecration
- between 759 and 778
- Christian leader.other_post
- Bishop of Winchester
- Christian leader.buried
- Canterbury
- Christian leader.feast_day
- 12 May
- Christian leader.venerated
- Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church
- Christian leader.canonized_date
- Pre-Congregation
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Place of death
- Canterbury
- Occupation
- Catholic priest
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Early medieval coin, Penny of Aethelheard, Archbishop of Canterbury under Offa (FindID 584096).jpg
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- name in native language
- Æthelheard
- date of death
- 0805-05-12
- described by source
- The Catholic Encyclopedia
- canonization status
- Catholic saint
- Commons category
- Æthelhard
- feast day
- May 12
- date of birth
- 0750-00-00
- place of burial
- Canterbury
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Canterbury
- Troubles with Lichfield
- Return from exile
- Notes
- Citations
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Æthelhard (died 12 May 805) was a Bishop of Winchester then an Archbishop of Canterbury in medieval England. Appointed by King Offa of Mercia, Æthelhard had difficulties with both the Kentish monarchs and with a rival archiepiscopate in southern England, and was deposed around 796 by King Eadberht III Præn of Kent. By 803, Æthelhard, along with the Mercian King Coenwulf, had secured the demotion of the rival archbishopric, once more making Canterbury the only archbishopric south of the Humber in Britain. Æthelhard died in 805, and was considered a saint until his cult was suppressed after the Norman Conquest in 1066.
==Early life== Nothing is known of Æthelhard's family background or early life, however it is assumed that he was a native of Mercia. He first appears in the historical record as abbot of a monastery at Louth, Lincolnshire before being named to the diocese of Winchester. He was consecrated Bishop of Winchester sometime after 759 and before 778.
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