Æthelnoth
Archbishop of Canterbury
b. 10th century · d. 29 Oct 1038
33rd Archbishop of Canterbury · c. 1020–c. 1038
Offices
- Archbishop of Canterbury № 33 · c. 1020 – c. 1038
Æthelnoth was the archbishop of Canterbury from 1020 until his death. Descended from an earlier English king, Æthelnoth became a monk prior to becoming archbishop. While archbishop, he travelled to Rome and brought back saints' relics. He consecrated a number of other bishops who came from outside his archdiocese, leading to some friction with other archbishops. Although he was regarded as a saint after his death, there is little evidence of his veneration or of a cult in Canterbury or elsewhere.
Related people
- Æthelmær the Stout child of · traditional
- Wulfstan consecrated by · traditional
- Lyfing succeeded · inferred
- Ælfric Puttoc consecrator of · traditional
- Joseph consecrator of · traditional
- Eadsige preceded · inferred
Places
- Canterbury Cathedral burial
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Registrum Sacrum Anglicanum 1 claim — Registrum Sacrum Anglicanum — the see of Canterbury