Tatwin

St Tatwin (or Tatwine) was the tenth Archbishop of Canterbury (731-734). He was subsequently canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. Infobox Archbishop of Canterbury
Full name = Tatwine


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consecration = 10 June 731
term_end = 30 July 734
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successor = Nothelm
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feast_day= 30 July
venerated_in= Roman Catholic Church
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Biography

Tatwin was a Mercian by birth. He became a monk at the monastery at Breedon-on-the-Hill in the present-day County of Leicestershire,Brooks "Early History of the Church of Canterbury" p. 80] Yorke "Kings and Kingdoms" p. 31] and then abbot of that house.Stenton "Anglo-Saxon England" p. 183] Through the influence of King Æthelbald he was appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury in 731 and was consecrated on 10 June 731.Fryde, et. al. "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 213] Apart from his consecration of the Bishops of Lindsey and Selsey in 733, Tatwine's period as archbishop appears to have been uneventful.Fact|date=January 2008 He died in office on 30 July 734. Later canonized, his feast day is 30 July. [http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2163 Tatwine at Catholic Online] accessed on 3 November 2007]

Writings

Bede's commentary on Tatwin states: "vir religione et Prudentia insignis, sacris quoque literis nobiliter instructus" (a man notable for his prudence, devotion and learning). These qualities were displayed in the two surviving manuscripts of his riddles and four of his "Grammar". The grammar was based on the works of Priscian and Consentius, but in a simple manner best suited for beginners to the language. The riddles deal with such diverse topics as philosophy & charity, the five senses & the alphabet and a book & a pen.Lapidge "Tatwine (d. 734)" "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography"] The grammar is a reworking of Donatus's "Ars Minor" with the addition of information drawn from other grammarians. It was not designed for a newcomer to the Latin language, but is designed for more advanced students.Brooks "Early History of the Church of Canterbury" p.98-99] It covers the eight parts of speech through illustrations drawn from classical scholars, although not directly but through other grammatical works. There are also some examples drawn from the Psalms. The work was completed before he became archbishop, and was used not only in England but also on the continent.Blair "World of Bede" pp. 246-247] The grammar was published as "Ars Grammatica" in 1868 by August Wilmanns.

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References

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* Lapidge, Michael "Tatwine (d. 734)" "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography" Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/26998 Online Edition] accessed 7 November 2007
* Stenton, F. M. "Anglo-Saxon England" Third Edition Oxford:Oxford University Press 1971 ISBN 978-0-19-280139-5
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Further reading

* Bevan, G. M. "Portraits of the Archbishops of Canterbury" 1908

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