Nothelm
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- See also: Nothelm of Sussex
Saint Nothelm (d. 739) was the eleventh Archbishop of Canterbury.
| Nothelm | |
| Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Enthroned | {{{began}}} |
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| Ended | October 17, 739 |
| Predecessor | Tatwine |
| Successor | Cuthbert of Canterbury |
| Consecration | 735 |
| Died | October 17, 739 |
| Buried | Canterbury, Kent |
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| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion |
| Commemorated | October 17 |
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[edit] Biography
Nothelm was a contemporary of St Boniface and the Venerable Bede, whom he supplied with correspondence from the papal library following a trip to Rome.[1] He also researched the history of Kent and the surrounding area. Before his appointment to the archbishopric, he was the archpriest of the Saxon-built St Paul's Cathedral, London.[2]
Named to the see of Canterbury in 735, he was consecrated the same year.[3] He may have been appointed by Æthelbald, King of Mercia, whose councilor he was.[1] He held a synod in 736 or 737, which drew nine bishops. Bede addressed his work In regum librum XXX quaestiones to Nothelm, who had asked the thirty questions on the biblical book of Kings that Bede answered.[4] While he was archbishop, Saint Boniface wrote to him, requesting a copy of the Responsiones of Pope Gregory I for use in his missionary efforts.[5]
Nothelm died on October 17, 739[3] or 740[6] and is interred in Canterbury Cathedral.[4] His feast day is 17 October.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Hindley, Geoffrey A Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons: The Beginnings of the English Nation New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers 2006 ISBN 978-0-78671738-5 p. 93
- ^ Yorke, Barbara (1997). Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England. New York: Routledge, p. 31. ISBN 0-415-16639-X.
- ^ a b Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition, revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 214. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ a b Hunt, William "Nothhelm (d. 739)" rev. Henry Mayr-Harting Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press, 2004 Online Edition accessed November 7, 2007
- ^ Brooks, Nicholas (1984). The Early History of the Church of Canterbury: Christ Church from 597 to 1066. London: Leicester University Press, p. 83-84. ISBN 0-7185-0041-5.
- ^ Delaney, John J. Dictionary of Saints Second Edition Doubleday: New York 2003 ISBN 0-385-13594-7 p. 460
- ^ Walsh, Michael A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West London: Burns & Oats 2007 ISBN 0-8601-2438-X p. 453
[edit] External links
- Nothelm at Britannia Biographies
- A letter from Boniface to Nothelm, 735. (White text on white background)
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Nothelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Canterbury; Saint |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 17, 739 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Tatwine |
Archbishop of Canterbury 735–739 |
Succeeded by Cuthbert of Canterbury |
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