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Thurstan
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Also known as Thurstan of York, Thurstan de Bayeux, Thorsteinn

This page is about Thurstan of Bayeux (1070 – 1140) who became Archbishop of York. Thurstan of Caen became the first Norman Abbot of Glastonbury in circa 1077.

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  • Man in Africa
  • The study of Africa's past
  • Lectures on Nigerian prehistory and archaeology
  • Why "darkest" Africa?
  • A tribute to the life and work of Professor Bassey Wai Andah

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Key facts

Christian leader.title
Archbishop of York
Christian leader.elected
August 1114
Christian leader.ended
21 January 1140 (res.)
Christian leader.predecessor
Thomas II
Christian leader.successor
Waltheof of Melrose
Christian leader.ordination
6 June 1115
Christian leader.ordained_by
Ranulf Flambard
Christian leader.consecration
19 October 1119
Christian leader.consecrated_by
Pope Callixtus II
Christian leader.birth_place
Bayeux, Duchy of Normandy
Christian leader.death_date
6 February 1140 (aged )
Christian leader.death_place
Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
Christian leader.buried
Pontefract
Christian leader.parents
Anger and Popelina

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
Bayeux
Place of death
Pontefract
Languages spoken
French
Religious order
Benedictines
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date of death
1140-02-05
date of birth
1070-00-00
consecrator
Callixtus II
name
Thurstan
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