Aldhelm
Also known as Aldheim, Aldhelm of Sherborne, Aldhelm of Malmesbury
Aldhelm (, ; 25 May 709), Abbot of Malmesbury Abbey, Bishop of Sherborne, and a writer and scholar of Latin poetry, was born before the middle of the 7th century. He is said to have been the son of Kenten, who was of the royal house of Wessex. He was certainly not, as his early biographer Faritius asserts, the brother of King Ine. After his death he was venerated as a saint, his feast day being the day of his death, 25 May.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 640?
- Died
- 709
- Works
- 13
Top works
- De laudibus virginitatis
- Opera quæ extant omnia e codicibus mss emendavit
- Aldhelmi Opera
- Through a gloss darkly
- Sancti Aldhelmi, ex abbate malmesburiensi episcopi Schireburnensis
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2
- Total plays
- 33
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Basuto of Basutoland
· 1923 · cited 5x
- Winter Rose
Works in European collections
13 objects attributed to Aldhelm, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Article
22 sectionsContents
- Life
- Early life and education
- Abbot of Malmesbury
- Easter controversy
- Bishop of Sherborne
- Organ
- Death and veneration
- Writings
- Contemporary reputation
- Modern reputation
- Prose
- Poetry
- Lost works
- Churches dedicated to St Aldhelm
- Editions and translations
- Complete works
- ''Prosa de virginitate''
- The ''Enigmata''
- See also
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
Aldhelm (, ; 25 May 709), Abbot of Malmesbury Abbey, Bishop of Sherborne, and a writer and scholar of Latin poetry, was born before the middle of the 7th century. He is said to have been the son of Kenten, who was of the royal house of Wessex. He was certainly not, as his early biographer Faritius asserts, the brother of King Ine. After his death he was venerated as a saint, his feast day being the day of his death, 25 May.
==Life==
