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.

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Aldhelm was a male Catholic priest, poet, writer, and bishop who served as an abbot within the Benedictine order. Born in 639 or 640, he was a citizen of the Kingdom of Wessex and a member of the Catholic Church. He studied under Theodore of Tarsus, Adrian of Canterbury, and Máel Dub. His native language was Old English, and he wrote in medieval Latin and Old English.

He is recognized as a saint with a feast day on May 25. Aldhelm was consecrated by Berhtwald and died on May 25, 709, in Doulting. He was buried in Wiltshire. His notable works include *De laudibus virginitatis*, *Opera quæ extant omnia e codicibus mss emendavit*, *Aldhelmi Opera*, *Through a gloss darkly*, and *Sancti Aldhelmi, ex abbate malmesburiensi episcopi Schireburnensis*. He is described by the source Pauly–Wissowa.

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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: 2
Total plays: 33

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

The Basuto of Basutoland
· 1923 · cited 5x
Winter Rose
· 1969
Obituary
· 1931
The Community Witness: An Exploration of Some of the Influences At Work in the New Testament Community and Its Writings, by Hamish F. G. Swanston. Burns & Oates, London. 1967. 230 pp. 35s.
· 1968
Aldhelm: The Prose Works
· 1981

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Key facts

Christian leader.type: Bishop
Christian leader.honorific prefix: Saint
Christian leader.name: Aldhelm
Christian leader.honorific suffix: O.S.B.
Christian leader.title: Bishop of Sherborne, Abbot of Malmesbury Abbey
Christian leader.image: Aldhelm.malmesbury.arp.jpg
Christian leader.imagesize: 200px
Christian leader.caption: Stained glass window showing Aldhelm, installed in St Aldhelm's Church, Malmesbury
Christian leader.church: Catholic Church
Christian leader.diocese: Sherborne
Christian leader.successor: Forthhere
Christian leader.other_post: Abbot of Malmesbury (675–705)
Christian leader.birth_date: 639
Christian leader.birth_place: Wessex
Christian leader.death_date: 25 May 709
Christian leader.death_place: Doulting, Somerset
Christian leader.feast_day: 25 May
Christian leader.venerated: Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox ChurchAnglican Communion