Aelfwold II
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| Denomination | Catholic |
|---|---|
| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Crediton |
| Title | Bishop of Crediton |
| Period in office | c987–c1012 |
| Predecessor | Ælfric |
| Successor | Aelfwold III |
| Personal | |
| Date of death | between 1011 and 1015 |
Aelfwold (or Ælfweald or Ælfwold) was a medieval Bishop of Crediton.
He was a Benedictine monk at Glastonbury Abbey[1] before he was elected to Crediton between 986 and 987. He died between sometime before a time frame between 1011 and 1015.[2]
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[edit] References
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition, revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Knowles, David (1976). The Monastic Order in England: A History of its Development from the Times of St. Dunstan to the Fourth Lateran Council, 940-1216, Second Edition, reprint, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-05479-6.
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| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ælfric |
Bishop of Crediton c987–c1011 |
Succeeded by Aelfwold III |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Aelfwold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ælfweald; Ælfwold |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | about 1011 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
