RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Æthelwold of Winchester

900 - 984

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Æthelwold of Winchester (also Aethelwold and Ethelwold, 904/9 – 984) was Bishop of Winchester from 963 to 984 and one of the leaders of the tenth-century monastic reform movement in Anglo-Saxon England. Monastic life had declined to a low ebb in England in the ninth century, partly because of the ravages caused by Viking attacks, and partly because of a preference for secular clergy, who were cheaper and were thought to serve the spiritual needs of the laity better. Kings from Alfred the Great onwards took an interest in the Benedictine rule, but it was only in the middle of the tenth century that kings became ready to commit substantial funds to its support. Æthelwold became the leading propagandist for the monastic reform movement, although he made enemies by his ruthless methods, and he was more extreme in his opposition to secular clergy than his fellow reformers, Saint Dunstan and Oswald of Worcester. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Æthelwold of Winchester is the 2,979th most popular religious figure (down from 2,855th in 2019), the 5,099th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,409th in 2019) and the 110th most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Æthelwold of Winchester ranks 2,979 out of 3,187. Before him are Maher Al-Mu'aiqly, James J. Martin, Sumuel, Comgall mac Domangairt, Samprati, and Chris Gueffroy. After him are Symeon of Durham, Petar Rajič, Simon Pimenta, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Charles Coughlin, and Paolo Magnani.

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Among people born in 900, Æthelwold of Winchester ranks 74. Before him are Giovanni II Participazio, Mara Takla Haymanot, Beorhtwulf of Mercia, Cynewulf, John Kaminiates, and Ōshikōchi no Mitsune. After him is Anarawd ap Rhodri. Among people deceased in 984, Æthelwold of Winchester ranks 4. Before him are Pope John XIV, Gerberga of Saxony, and Lubna of Córdoba.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Æthelwold of Winchester ranks 5,101 out of 8,785. Before him are Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin (1866), Frederick E. Morgan (1894), James, Viscount Severn (2007), Eric A. Havelock (1903), Carol V. Robinson (1956), and Lynsey de Paul (1948). After him are Anthony Powell (1905), Ernest Townsend (1880), Mary Lamb (1764), R. J. Mitchell (1895), Bernard Pyne Grenfell (1869), and Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford (1827).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Æthelwold of Winchester ranks 110. Before him are Catherine Booth (1829), Deusdedit of Canterbury (600), Basil Hume (1923), Matthew Webb (1848), John Ogilvie (1579), and Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864). After him are William Morgan (1547), J. I. Packer (1926), F. F. Bruce (1910), Stigand (null), Æthelberht II of East Anglia (800), and Herbert Vaughan (1832).

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