Ceolfrid
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| Saint Ceolfrid | |
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| Born | 640 |
| Died | 717, monastery of Langres in Burgundy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
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Saint Ceolfrid or Ceolfrith (c.640 to 717) was an Anglo-Saxon abbot and saint.
He was leader of the monastic community at Wearmouth and Jarrow after Benedict Biscop, and mentor to Bede. Ceolfrid, according to Bede, accompanied Benedict on at least one of his journeys to Rome. Sharing his master's love of books, Ceolfrid continued to develop the library at Wearmouth, which amounted to 300 volumes—the largest in Anglo-Saxon England.
He took over the leadership of the community in 686. His greatest project was the compilation of three single-volume editions of the Bible, of which the only surviving copy is the Codex Amiatinus. Although very aged, he undertook to carry one copy to the Pope in Rome personally. After a long sea voyage Ceolfrid landed in Germany, but war detained him in the monastery of Langres in Burgundy, where he died.
Ceolfrid was succeeded as Abbot by Hwaetberht.
[edit] References and further reading
- Anon., The Anonymous History of Abbot Ceolfrith in Webb and Farmer (eds &trs), The Age of Bede. London: Penguin, 1998. ISBN 0-140-44727-X
- Bede, Lives of the Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow in Webb and Farmer (eds &trs), op. cit.
- St. Ceolfrid - Catholic Encyclopedia article
| Preceded by – |
Abbot of Jarrow 682–716/7 |
Succeeded by Hwaetberht |
| Preceded by Sigfrith |
Abbot of Monkwearmouth 690–716/717 |
Succeeded by ? |
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