Wulfhelm

Wulfhelm

Infobox Archbishop of Canterbury
Full name = Wulfhelm


began=unknown
birth_name =
consecration = c926
term_end = 12 February 941
predecessor = Athelm
successor = Oda the Severe
birth_date =
death_date = 12 February 941
tomb =

Wulfhelm was Bishop of Wells before being promoted to Archbishop of Canterbury about 926.

Biography

Wulfhelm was elected and consecrated Bishop of Wells between 923 and September 925.Fryde, et. al. "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 222] Wulfhelm was translated from the Bishopric of Wells to be Archbishop of Canterbury in about 926.Fryde, et. al. "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 214] While he was archbishop, he was a frequent attendee of the royal court, and King Athelstan of England says in his law code that Wulfhelm was consulted on the drafting of the laws.Leyser "Wulfhelm (d. 941)" "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography"] Wulfhelm also went to Rome to receive his pallium in person from Pope John X. Why he chose to go to Rome in person for his pallium rather than having it sent to him like most of his predecessors is unknown. One suggestion has been that because he had been translated from another see, Wulfhelm felt the need to have papal approval of his translation made explicit. Given the low status of the papacy at the time [Some polemical tracts refer to the papacy at this time as the pornocracy.] it is unlikely that the impetus for the change in tradition came from the pope.Brooks "Early History of the Church of Canterbury" p. 216-222]

He died while archbishop on 12 February 941. During his time as archbishop, he received as gifts two gospels that are still extant, as Wulfhelm gave them to Christ Church. He may also have given land to the church, although the record is a bit unclear as to exactly what was given.

Notes

References

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* Leyser, Henrietta "Wulfhelm (d. 941)" "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography" Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/30092 Online Edition] accessed 7 November 2007

External links

* [http://www.pase.ac.uk/pase/apps/persons/CreatePersonFrames.jsp?personKey=7390 Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England: Wulfhelm]

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DATE OF DEATH= 12 February, 941
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