Consecration 890
Enthroned unknown
Ended 2 August either 914 or 923
Predecessor Æthelred
Successor Athelm
Died 2 August either 914 or 923
Sainthood
Feast day 2 August
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Saint Plegmund (or Plegemund) (d. 2 August either 914 or 923), after spending time as a hermit, became Archbishop of Canterbury in England from 890 to 914. He reorganised the Diocese of Winchester, creating four new sees, and worked with other scholars in translating religious works. He was canonised after his death and a holy well in Cheshire is dedicated to him.Little is known of the early life of Plegmund. He was of Mercian descent and is believed to have lived as a hermit on what was at that time an island which became known as Plegmundeshamm or "The Isle of Chester" at Plemstall in Cheshire. He would have been affiliated to a monastic community either at nearby Chester or near the site of the current church of St Peter, Plemstall. His reputation as a scholar attracted the attention of King Alfred who, some time before 887, summoned him to court with three other scholars, Wærferth, Bishop of Worcester, Æthelstan and Wærwulf. Alfred was trying to revive scholarship, and these scholars were enlisted in the effort.
Archbishop of Canterbury
Plegmund was selected for the see of Canterbury in 890 by King Alfred. Plegmund's election to the Archbishopric of Canterbury is recorded in Manuscript E of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle "Here Archbishop Plegmund was elected by God and all the people." Fulk, Archbishop of Reims, praised the election of Plegmund, stating that he would help root out the last remnants of paganism in the people. There is a gap in time between the death of the previous Archbishop of Canterbury, Ethelred and the consecration of Plegmund which may have been because the see had been offered to Grimbald, a Flemish monk and scholar, who refused it. Plegmund was granted his pallium by Pope Formosus.
During the 9th century the see of Canterbury was at a low point and one of Plegmund's responsibilities was to re-establish its authority. Between 909 and 918 he created new sees within the existing Diocese of Winchester in Crediton, Ramsbury, Sherborne and Wells. This meant that each future shire of Wessex had its own bishop; Crediton for Devon and Cornwall, Ramsbury for Wiltshire, Sherborne for Dorset and Wells for Somerset as well as the diocese of Winchester for Hampshire. In order to do this Plegmund had to gain the approval of Pope Sergius III, who had annulled all the acts of Pope Formosus, and in 908 he travelled to Rome to be regranted his pallium. He was the first archbishop of Canterbury to visit Rome for nearly a century and he returned with the relics of Saint Blaise.
member of King Alfred's court Plegmund worked with three other scholars to translate Gregory the Great's Cura Pastoralis (Pastoral Care) from Latin into English. The king then sent copies of it to all the bishops of his realm. Under Plegmund's archbishopric, the quality of the Latin used by his scribes improves over the poor quality of the previous two archbishops. When Alfred died in 899, Plegmund crowned his son Edward the Elder king.
In addition to his religious duties, Plegmund was involved in matters of state and he attended the formal councils held by Edward the Elder in 901, 903, 904 and 909. He dedicated the tall tower of the New Minster at Winchester in 909 He went to Rome after 908, when he took alms from the king to Rome. Plegmund died on 2 August 914 or 2 August 923, and was buried in Canterbury Cathedral.
Little is known of the early life of Plegmund. He was of Mercian descent and is believed to have lived as a hermit on what was at that time an island which became known as Plegmundeshamm or "The Isle of Chester" at Plemstall in Cheshire. He would have been affiliated to a monastic community either at nearby Chester or near the site of the current church of St Peter, Plemstall. His reputation as a scholar attracted the attention of King Alfred who, some time before 887, summoned him to court with three other scholars, Wærferth, Bishop of Worcester, Æthelstan and Wærwulf. Alfred was trying to revive scholarship, and these scholars were enlisted in the effort.
Archbishop of Canterbury
Plegmund was selected for the see of Canterbury in 890 by King Alfred. Plegmund's election to the Archbishopric of Canterbury is recorded in Manuscript E of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle "Here Archbishop Plegmund was elected by God and all the people."Fulk, Archbishop of Reims, praised the election of Plegmund, stating that he would help root out the last remnants of paganism in the people. There is a gap in time between the death of the previous Archbishop of Canterbury, Ethelred and the consecration of Plegmund which may have been because the see had been offered to Grimbald, a Flemish monk and scholar, who refused it. Plegmund was granted his pallium by Pope Formosus.
During the 9th century the see of Canterbury was at a low point and one of Plegmund's responsibilities was to re-establish its authority. Between 909 and 918 he created new sees within the existing Diocese of Winchester in Crediton, Ramsbury, Sherborne and Wells. This meant that each future shire of Wessex had its own bishop; Crediton for Devon and Cornwall, Ramsbury for Wiltshire, Sherborne for Dorset and Wells for Somerset as well as the diocese of Winchester for Hampshire. In order to do this Plegmund had to gain the approval of Pope Sergius III, who had annulled all the acts of Pope Formosus, and in 908 he travelled to Rome to be regranted his pallium. He was the first archbishop of Canterbury to visit Rome for nearly a century and he returned with the relics of Saint Blaise.
As a member of King Alfred's court Plegmund worked with three other scholars to translate Gregory the Great's Cura Pastoralis (Pastoral Care) from Latin into English. The king then sent copies of it to all the bishops of his realm. Under Plegmund's archbishopric, the quality of the Latin used by his scribes improves over the poor quality of the previous two archbishops. When Alfred died in 899, Plegmund crowned his son Edward the Elder king.
In addition to his religious duties, Plegmund was involved in matters of state and he attended the formal councils held by Edward the Elder in 901, 903, 904 and 909. He dedicated the tall tower of the New Minster at Winchester in 909. He went to Rome after 908, when he took alms from the king to Rome. Plegmund died on 2 August 914 or 2 August 923, and was buried in Canterbury Cathedral. After his death he was canonized, with a feast day of 2 August.
Enthroned unknown
Ended 2 August either 914 or 923
Predecessor Æthelred
Successor Athelm
Died 2 August either 914 or 923
Sainthood
Feast day 2 August
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Saint Plegmund (or Plegemund) (d. 2 August either 914 or 923), after spending time as a hermit, became Archbishop of Canterbury in England from 890 to 914. He reorganised the Diocese of Winchester, creating four new sees, and worked with other scholars in translating religious works. He was canonised after his death and a holy well in Cheshire is dedicated to him.Little is known of the early life of Plegmund. He was of Mercian descent and is believed to have lived as a hermit on what was at that time an island which became known as Plegmundeshamm or "The Isle of Chester" at Plemstall in Cheshire. He would have been affiliated to a monastic community either at nearby Chester or near the site of the current church of St Peter, Plemstall. His reputation as a scholar attracted the attention of King Alfred who, some time before 887, summoned him to court with three other scholars, Wærferth, Bishop of Worcester, Æthelstan and Wærwulf. Alfred was trying to revive scholarship, and these scholars were enlisted in the effort.
Archbishop of Canterbury
Plegmund was selected for the see of Canterbury in 890 by King Alfred. Plegmund's election to the Archbishopric of Canterbury is recorded in Manuscript E of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle "Here Archbishop Plegmund was elected by God and all the people." Fulk, Archbishop of Reims, praised the election of Plegmund, stating that he would help root out the last remnants of paganism in the people. There is a gap in time between the death of the previous Archbishop of Canterbury, Ethelred and the consecration of Plegmund which may have been because the see had been offered to Grimbald, a Flemish monk and scholar, who refused it. Plegmund was granted his pallium by Pope Formosus.
During the 9th century the see of Canterbury was at a low point and one of Plegmund's responsibilities was to re-establish its authority. Between 909 and 918 he created new sees within the existing Diocese of Winchester in Crediton, Ramsbury, Sherborne and Wells. This meant that each future shire of Wessex had its own bishop; Crediton for Devon and Cornwall, Ramsbury for Wiltshire, Sherborne for Dorset and Wells for Somerset as well as the diocese of Winchester for Hampshire. In order to do this Plegmund had to gain the approval of Pope Sergius III, who had annulled all the acts of Pope Formosus, and in 908 he travelled to Rome to be regranted his pallium. He was the first archbishop of Canterbury to visit Rome for nearly a century and he returned with the relics of Saint Blaise.
member of King Alfred's court Plegmund worked with three other scholars to translate Gregory the Great's Cura Pastoralis (Pastoral Care) from Latin into English. The king then sent copies of it to all the bishops of his realm. Under Plegmund's archbishopric, the quality of the Latin used by his scribes improves over the poor quality of the previous two archbishops. When Alfred died in 899, Plegmund crowned his son Edward the Elder king.
In addition to his religious duties, Plegmund was involved in matters of state and he attended the formal councils held by Edward the Elder in 901, 903, 904 and 909. He dedicated the tall tower of the New Minster at Winchester in 909 He went to Rome after 908, when he took alms from the king to Rome. Plegmund died on 2 August 914 or 2 August 923, and was buried in Canterbury Cathedral.
Little is known of the early life of Plegmund. He was of Mercian descent and is believed to have lived as a hermit on what was at that time an island which became known as Plegmundeshamm or "The Isle of Chester" at Plemstall in Cheshire. He would have been affiliated to a monastic community either at nearby Chester or near the site of the current church of St Peter, Plemstall. His reputation as a scholar attracted the attention of King Alfred who, some time before 887, summoned him to court with three other scholars, Wærferth, Bishop of Worcester, Æthelstan and Wærwulf. Alfred was trying to revive scholarship, and these scholars were enlisted in the effort.
Archbishop of Canterbury
Plegmund was selected for the see of Canterbury in 890 by King Alfred. Plegmund's election to the Archbishopric of Canterbury is recorded in Manuscript E of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle "Here Archbishop Plegmund was elected by God and all the people."Fulk, Archbishop of Reims, praised the election of Plegmund, stating that he would help root out the last remnants of paganism in the people. There is a gap in time between the death of the previous Archbishop of Canterbury, Ethelred and the consecration of Plegmund which may have been because the see had been offered to Grimbald, a Flemish monk and scholar, who refused it. Plegmund was granted his pallium by Pope Formosus.
During the 9th century the see of Canterbury was at a low point and one of Plegmund's responsibilities was to re-establish its authority. Between 909 and 918 he created new sees within the existing Diocese of Winchester in Crediton, Ramsbury, Sherborne and Wells. This meant that each future shire of Wessex had its own bishop; Crediton for Devon and Cornwall, Ramsbury for Wiltshire, Sherborne for Dorset and Wells for Somerset as well as the diocese of Winchester for Hampshire. In order to do this Plegmund had to gain the approval of Pope Sergius III, who had annulled all the acts of Pope Formosus, and in 908 he travelled to Rome to be regranted his pallium. He was the first archbishop of Canterbury to visit Rome for nearly a century and he returned with the relics of Saint Blaise.
As a member of King Alfred's court Plegmund worked with three other scholars to translate Gregory the Great's Cura Pastoralis (Pastoral Care) from Latin into English. The king then sent copies of it to all the bishops of his realm. Under Plegmund's archbishopric, the quality of the Latin used by his scribes improves over the poor quality of the previous two archbishops. When Alfred died in 899, Plegmund crowned his son Edward the Elder king.
In addition to his religious duties, Plegmund was involved in matters of state and he attended the formal councils held by Edward the Elder in 901, 903, 904 and 909. He dedicated the tall tower of the New Minster at Winchester in 909. He went to Rome after 908, when he took alms from the king to Rome. Plegmund died on 2 August 914 or 2 August 923, and was buried in Canterbury Cathedral. After his death he was canonized, with a feast day of 2 August.
Consecration 890
Enthroned unknown
Ended 2 August either 914 or 923
Predecessor Æthelred
Successor Athelm
Died 2 August either 914 or 923
Sainthood
Feast day 2 August
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Saint Plegmund (or Plegemund) (d. 2 August either 914 or 923), after spending time as a hermit, became Archbishop of Canterbury in England from 890 to 914. He reorganised the Diocese of Winchester, creating four new sees, and worked with other scholars in translating religious works. He was canonised after his death and a holy well in Cheshire is dedicated to him.Little is known of the early life of Plegmund. He was of Mercian descent and is believed to have lived as a hermit on what was at that time an island which became known as Plegmundeshamm or "The Isle of Chester" at Plemstall in Cheshire. He would have been affiliated to a monastic community either at nearby Chester or near the site of the current church of St Peter, Plemstall. His reputation as a scholar attracted the attention of King Alfred who, some time before 887, summoned him to court with three other scholars, Wærferth, Bishop of Worcester, Æthelstan and Wærwulf. Alfred was trying to revive scholarship, and these scholars were enlisted in the effort.
Archbishop of Canterbury
Plegmund was selected for the see of Canterbury in 890 by King Alfred. Plegmund's election to the Archbishopric of Canterbury is recorded in Manuscript E of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle "Here Archbishop Plegmund was elected by God and all the people." Fulk, Archbishop of Reims, praised the election of Plegmund, stating that he would help root out the last remnants of paganism in the people. There is a gap in time between the death of the previous Archbishop of Canterbury, Ethelred and the consecration of Plegmund which may have been because the see had been offered to Grimbald, a Flemish monk and scholar, who refused it. Plegmund was granted his pallium by Pope Formosus.
During the 9th century the see of Canterbury was at a low point and one of Plegmund's responsibilities was to re-establish its authority. Between 909 and 918 he created new sees within the existing Diocese of Winchester in Crediton, Ramsbury, Sherborne and Wells. This meant that each future shire of Wessex had its own bishop; Crediton for Devon and Cornwall, Ramsbury for Wiltshire, Sherborne for Dorset and Wells for Somerset as well as the diocese of Winchester for Hampshire. In order to do this Plegmund had to gain the approval of Pope Sergius III, who had annulled all the acts of Pope Formosus, and in 908 he travelled to Rome to be regranted his pallium. He was the first archbishop of Canterbury to visit Rome for nearly a century and he returned with the relics of Saint Blaise.
member of King Alfred's court Plegmund worked with three other scholars to translate Gregory the Great's Cura Pastoralis (Pastoral Care) from Latin into English. The king then sent copies of it to all the bishops of his realm. Under Plegmund's archbishopric, the quality of the Latin used by his scribes improves over the poor quality of the previous two archbishops. When Alfred died in 899, Plegmund crowned his son Edward the Elder king.
In addition to his religious duties, Plegmund was involved in matters of state and he attended the formal councils held by Edward the Elder in 901, 903, 904 and 909. He dedicated the tall tower of the New Minster at Winchester in 909 He went to Rome after 908, when he took alms from the king to Rome. Plegmund died on 2 August 914 or 2 August 923, and was buried in Canterbury Cathedral.
Little is known of the early life of Plegmund. He was of Mercian descent and is believed to have lived as a hermit on what was at that time an island which became known as Plegmundeshamm or "The Isle of Chester" at Plemstall in Cheshire. He would have been affiliated to a monastic community either at nearby Chester or near the site of the current church of St Peter, Plemstall. His reputation as a scholar attracted the attention of King Alfred who, some time before 887, summoned him to court with three other scholars, Wærferth, Bishop of Worcester, Æthelstan and Wærwulf. Alfred was trying to revive scholarship, and these scholars were enlisted in the effort.
Archbishop of Canterbury
Plegmund was selected for the see of Canterbury in 890 by King Alfred. Plegmund's election to the Archbishopric of Canterbury is recorded in Manuscript E of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle "Here Archbishop Plegmund was elected by God and all the people."Fulk, Archbishop of Reims, praised the election of Plegmund, stating that he would help root out the last remnants of paganism in the people. There is a gap in time between the death of the previous Archbishop of Canterbury, Ethelred and the consecration of Plegmund which may have been because the see had been offered to Grimbald, a Flemish monk and scholar, who refused it. Plegmund was granted his pallium by Pope Formosus.
During the 9th century the see of Canterbury was at a low point and one of Plegmund's responsibilities was to re-establish its authority. Between 909 and 918 he created new sees within the existing Diocese of Winchester in Crediton, Ramsbury, Sherborne and Wells. This meant that each future shire of Wessex had its own bishop; Crediton for Devon and Cornwall, Ramsbury for Wiltshire, Sherborne for Dorset and Wells for Somerset as well as the diocese of Winchester for Hampshire. In order to do this Plegmund had to gain the approval of Pope Sergius III, who had annulled all the acts of Pope Formosus, and in 908 he travelled to Rome to be regranted his pallium. He was the first archbishop of Canterbury to visit Rome for nearly a century and he returned with the relics of Saint Blaise.
As a member of King Alfred's court Plegmund worked with three other scholars to translate Gregory the Great's Cura Pastoralis (Pastoral Care) from Latin into English. The king then sent copies of it to all the bishops of his realm. Under Plegmund's archbishopric, the quality of the Latin used by his scribes improves over the poor quality of the previous two archbishops. When Alfred died in 899, Plegmund crowned his son Edward the Elder king.
In addition to his religious duties, Plegmund was involved in matters of state and he attended the formal councils held by Edward the Elder in 901, 903, 904 and 909. He dedicated the tall tower of the New Minster at Winchester in 909. He went to Rome after 908, when he took alms from the king to Rome. Plegmund died on 2 August 914 or 2 August 923, and was buried in Canterbury Cathedral. After his death he was canonized, with a feast day of 2 August.
Enthroned unknown
Ended 2 August either 914 or 923
Predecessor Æthelred
Successor Athelm
Died 2 August either 914 or 923
Sainthood
Feast day 2 August
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Saint Plegmund (or Plegemund) (d. 2 August either 914 or 923), after spending time as a hermit, became Archbishop of Canterbury in England from 890 to 914. He reorganised the Diocese of Winchester, creating four new sees, and worked with other scholars in translating religious works. He was canonised after his death and a holy well in Cheshire is dedicated to him.Little is known of the early life of Plegmund. He was of Mercian descent and is believed to have lived as a hermit on what was at that time an island which became known as Plegmundeshamm or "The Isle of Chester" at Plemstall in Cheshire. He would have been affiliated to a monastic community either at nearby Chester or near the site of the current church of St Peter, Plemstall. His reputation as a scholar attracted the attention of King Alfred who, some time before 887, summoned him to court with three other scholars, Wærferth, Bishop of Worcester, Æthelstan and Wærwulf. Alfred was trying to revive scholarship, and these scholars were enlisted in the effort.
Archbishop of Canterbury
Plegmund was selected for the see of Canterbury in 890 by King Alfred. Plegmund's election to the Archbishopric of Canterbury is recorded in Manuscript E of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle "Here Archbishop Plegmund was elected by God and all the people." Fulk, Archbishop of Reims, praised the election of Plegmund, stating that he would help root out the last remnants of paganism in the people. There is a gap in time between the death of the previous Archbishop of Canterbury, Ethelred and the consecration of Plegmund which may have been because the see had been offered to Grimbald, a Flemish monk and scholar, who refused it. Plegmund was granted his pallium by Pope Formosus.
During the 9th century the see of Canterbury was at a low point and one of Plegmund's responsibilities was to re-establish its authority. Between 909 and 918 he created new sees within the existing Diocese of Winchester in Crediton, Ramsbury, Sherborne and Wells. This meant that each future shire of Wessex had its own bishop; Crediton for Devon and Cornwall, Ramsbury for Wiltshire, Sherborne for Dorset and Wells for Somerset as well as the diocese of Winchester for Hampshire. In order to do this Plegmund had to gain the approval of Pope Sergius III, who had annulled all the acts of Pope Formosus, and in 908 he travelled to Rome to be regranted his pallium. He was the first archbishop of Canterbury to visit Rome for nearly a century and he returned with the relics of Saint Blaise.
member of King Alfred's court Plegmund worked with three other scholars to translate Gregory the Great's Cura Pastoralis (Pastoral Care) from Latin into English. The king then sent copies of it to all the bishops of his realm. Under Plegmund's archbishopric, the quality of the Latin used by his scribes improves over the poor quality of the previous two archbishops. When Alfred died in 899, Plegmund crowned his son Edward the Elder king.
In addition to his religious duties, Plegmund was involved in matters of state and he attended the formal councils held by Edward the Elder in 901, 903, 904 and 909. He dedicated the tall tower of the New Minster at Winchester in 909 He went to Rome after 908, when he took alms from the king to Rome. Plegmund died on 2 August 914 or 2 August 923, and was buried in Canterbury Cathedral.
Little is known of the early life of Plegmund. He was of Mercian descent and is believed to have lived as a hermit on what was at that time an island which became known as Plegmundeshamm or "The Isle of Chester" at Plemstall in Cheshire. He would have been affiliated to a monastic community either at nearby Chester or near the site of the current church of St Peter, Plemstall. His reputation as a scholar attracted the attention of King Alfred who, some time before 887, summoned him to court with three other scholars, Wærferth, Bishop of Worcester, Æthelstan and Wærwulf. Alfred was trying to revive scholarship, and these scholars were enlisted in the effort.
Archbishop of Canterbury
Plegmund was selected for the see of Canterbury in 890 by King Alfred. Plegmund's election to the Archbishopric of Canterbury is recorded in Manuscript E of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle "Here Archbishop Plegmund was elected by God and all the people."Fulk, Archbishop of Reims, praised the election of Plegmund, stating that he would help root out the last remnants of paganism in the people. There is a gap in time between the death of the previous Archbishop of Canterbury, Ethelred and the consecration of Plegmund which may have been because the see had been offered to Grimbald, a Flemish monk and scholar, who refused it. Plegmund was granted his pallium by Pope Formosus.
During the 9th century the see of Canterbury was at a low point and one of Plegmund's responsibilities was to re-establish its authority. Between 909 and 918 he created new sees within the existing Diocese of Winchester in Crediton, Ramsbury, Sherborne and Wells. This meant that each future shire of Wessex had its own bishop; Crediton for Devon and Cornwall, Ramsbury for Wiltshire, Sherborne for Dorset and Wells for Somerset as well as the diocese of Winchester for Hampshire. In order to do this Plegmund had to gain the approval of Pope Sergius III, who had annulled all the acts of Pope Formosus, and in 908 he travelled to Rome to be regranted his pallium. He was the first archbishop of Canterbury to visit Rome for nearly a century and he returned with the relics of Saint Blaise.
As a member of King Alfred's court Plegmund worked with three other scholars to translate Gregory the Great's Cura Pastoralis (Pastoral Care) from Latin into English. The king then sent copies of it to all the bishops of his realm. Under Plegmund's archbishopric, the quality of the Latin used by his scribes improves over the poor quality of the previous two archbishops. When Alfred died in 899, Plegmund crowned his son Edward the Elder king.
In addition to his religious duties, Plegmund was involved in matters of state and he attended the formal councils held by Edward the Elder in 901, 903, 904 and 909. He dedicated the tall tower of the New Minster at Winchester in 909. He went to Rome after 908, when he took alms from the king to Rome. Plegmund died on 2 August 914 or 2 August 923, and was buried in Canterbury Cathedral. After his death he was canonized, with a feast day of 2 August.
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