Wighard
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| Wighard | |
| Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Enthroned | {{{began}}} |
|---|---|
| Ended | 664 |
| Predecessor | Deusdedit of Canterbury |
| Successor | Theodore of Tarsus |
| Consecration | never consecrated |
| Died | 664 Rome |
Wighard (or Wigheard) was a medieval Archbishop of Canterbury.
[edit] Life
Wighard was a Roman Catholic Saxon priest of the late 7th century, and a native of Kent.[1] He served in the household of Archbishop Deusdedit of Canterbury.[2] Bede says that in 664, he was selected to be the Archbishop of Canterbury by Oswiu of Northumbria and Ecgberht of Kent, and that he was sent to Rome visit Pope Vitalian for confirmation and to receive his pallium.[3] Others, however, feel that only Ecgberht selected Wicheard.[1] However he was selected, he died before his consecration in Rome, due to the bubonic plague,[3] probably around 664.[4] His death in Rome allowed Vitalian the opportunity to choose his successor, and Vitalian chose his friend Theodore of Tarsus to become the next archbishop.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Bateson, Mary "Wigheard (d. 664x7)" rev. Marios Costambeys, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press, 2004 Online edition accessed November 7, 2007
- ^ Stenton, F. M. Anglo-Saxon England Third Edition Oxford:Oxford University Press 1971 ISBN 978-0-19-280139-5 p. 130
- ^ a b c 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. 47
- ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition, revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 213. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
[edit] External links
- Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England, Volume III, Chapter XXIX
- Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England Entry for Wigheard
| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Deusdedit of Canterbury |
Archbishop of Canterbury 664 |
Vacant
Title next held by
Theodore of Tarsus(vacant for four years) |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wighard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Canterbury-elect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | 664 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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