Eanbald II

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Eanbald II
Archbishop of York
A sceat of Eanbald II
Enthroned August 14, 796
Ended about 808
Predecessor Eanbald I
Successor Wulfsige
Born unknown
Died about 808
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Eanbald II (died c. 808) was an eighth century Archbishop of York and correspondent of Alcuin

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[edit] Life

Eanbald was taught by Alcuin when Alcuin was the teacher of the school of York, and was affectionately nicknamed "Simeon" by Alcuin.[1]

Eanbald II was consecrated the successor of his namesake to the archbishopric of York on August 14, 796.[2]

Alcuin wrote frequently to the new Archbishop, laying down many rules for the direction of his province.[3] He sent many gifts to York, including a shipload of metal (stagnum) for the roof of the bell tower at York Minster.[4]

Eanbald assisted Æthelhard, Archbishop of Canterbury, in recovering the rights of the See of Canterbury which had been despoiled by Offa.

In 798 he assembled his clergy in synod at Finchale, near Durham. There, he enacted a number of regulations relating to the ecclesiastical courts and the observance of Easter. He may have been the first to introduce the Roman Ritual in the church of York.[5]

He became estranged from Eardwulf, king of Northumbria after denouncing Eardwulf's adulteries as well as Eanbald's sheltering of Eardwulf's enemies in church sanctuary.[6][7]

He died sometime about 808,[2] perhaps as late as 830, if numismatic evidence is correct.[5]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Duckett Alcuin p. 28
  2. ^ a b Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 224
  3. ^ Duckett Alcuin p. 205-208
  4. ^ Duckett Alcuin p. 296-298
  5. ^ a b Rollason "Eanbald (II) (fl. 796–803)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online Edition accessed November 9, 2007
  6. ^ Ashley Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens p. 293
  7. ^ Yorke Kings and Kingdoms p. 93

[edit] References

  • Ashely, Mike. The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens. New York: Carroll & Graf. 1998. ISBN 0796706929
  • Duckett, Eleanor Shipley. Alcuin, Friend of Charlemagne: His World and His Work. New York: Macmillan Publishers. 1951. OCLC 1010576
  • 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. 
  • Rollason, David "Eanbald (II) (fl. 796–803)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press, 2004 Online Edition accessed November 9, 2007
  • Yorke, Barbara (1997). Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-16639-X. 

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Roman Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Eanbald I		 Archbishop of York
780–796		 Succeeded by
Wulfsige
Persondata
NAME Eanbald II
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Archbishop of York
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH about 808
PLACE OF DEATH
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