medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Ahem! St Aethelwold of Winchester? St Dunstan of Canterbury? As part of the 10th century "Benedictine reform" in England they dragged in a reluctant St Oswald (not himself a monk) to remove canons from Winchester, Canterbury and Worcester and create monastic chapters (cathedral priories). Eventually Rochester, Norwich and Ely (all Benedictine) became cathedral priories, along with Carlisle (Augustinian), and Coventry and Bath where the bishop had another chair in a secular cathedral. It was the importance of Glastonbury to late Anglo-Saxon England which made it a breeding-ground for future bishops.
John Briggs
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