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Athelm

Archbishop of Canterbury; Bishop of Wells

SaintPre-congregation
Born
801
Died
923
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Athelm (or Æthelhelm; died 8 January 926) was an English churchman, who was the first Bishop of Wells, and later Archbishop of Canterbury. His translation, or moving from one bishopric to another, was a precedent for later translations of ecclesiastics, because prior to this time period such movements were considered illegal. While archbishop, Athelm crowned King Æthelstan, and perhaps wrote the coronation service for the event. He was the uncle of Dunstan, a later Archbishop of Canterbury, Athelm helped promote Dunstan's early career. After Athelm's death, he was considered a saint, with his feast day being on 8 January.

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The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources
  • Wikidata Q1226130 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Athelm (CC BY-SA)

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