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October 1038 A.D. Death of
Aethelnoth the Good—Dean of
Canterbury & 31st of 105 Archbishops of Canterbury
Bevans, G. M. “Aethelnoth the Good (Died 1038).” Brittania.com. N.d. http://www.britannia.com/bios/abofc/aethelnoth.html.
Accessed 7 May 2014.
Bevans,
Portraits of the Archbishops of
Canterbury. Toronto, ONT: University
of Toronto Libraries, 2011. Available here: http://www.amazon.com/Portraits-Archbishops-Canterbury-Gladys-Bevan/dp/B005HI57FS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399493248&sr=8-1&keywords=bevans+portraits+of+archbishops+of+canterbury
Aethelnoth the Good
(Died 1038)
Dean of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury
Died: 29th October 1038
Aethelnoth was known as "the Good". A monk of Glastonbury, he became Dean of Canterbury and, on 13th November 1020, the number of his canons were so great, compared to the devasted monks, that he was consecrated to the See of Canterbury by the Archbishop of York. He was the counsellor and close friend of King Cnut the Great, working with him to make the English and the Danish settlers a united people.
(Died 1038)
Dean of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury
Died: 29th October 1038
Aethelnoth was known as "the Good". A monk of Glastonbury, he became Dean of Canterbury and, on 13th November 1020, the number of his canons were so great, compared to the devasted monks, that he was consecrated to the See of Canterbury by the Archbishop of York. He was the counsellor and close friend of King Cnut the Great, working with him to make the English and the Danish settlers a united people.
He restored and beautified Canterbury Cathedral and, on his
return from a visit to Rome, brought with him the arm of St. Augustine of Hippo
which he gave too the church of Coventry. His respect for the wishes of Cnut
was shown in his refusal to crown the King's successor, Harald Harefoot.
Aethelnoth died in 1038.
Edited from G.M. Bevan's "Portraits of the
Archbishops of Canterbury" (1908).
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