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Aldhelm of Sherborne
c. 639 – 709 · b. Wessex · Bishop of Sherborne
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Quick facts
- Born
- c. 639, Wessex
- Died
- 709, Doulting
- See
- Sherborne
- Region
- west
- Era
- post nicene
- Significance
- Minor(1/4)
- Also known as
- Aldhelm
Highlights
- Main contribution
- First bishop of Sherborne and abbot of Malmesbury.
- Primary source
- Aldhelm, De Virginitate
First bishop of Sherborne and abbot of Malmesbury. Influential Anglo-Latin author of De Virginitate and treatises on metrics. Important figure in early English ecclesiastical culture.
Recommended reading near Aldhelm
A cover-visible starting point chosen from the curated reading path, either by this figure or by their era.
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Sources for biography
- Aldhelm, De Virginitate primary
- Bede, Hist. Eccl. 5.18 primary
documented connections(1)
- knew of (incoming) BonifaceBoniface, formed in the West Saxon school, knew and used Aldhelm's writings and praised him.Boniface, Epistolae 33
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Aldhelm of Sherborne).