Æthelric | |
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Bishop of Durham | |
Appointed | before 11 January 1041 |
Term ended | 1056 |
Predecessor | Eadred |
Successor | Æthelwine |
Orders | |
Consecration | 11 January 1041 |
Personal details | |
Died | 15 October 1072 Westminster |
Denomination | Christian |
Æthelric (or Ethelric; died 1072) was Bishop of Durham from 1041 to 1056 when he resigned. [1]
Æthelric was a monk at Peterborough Abbey before Bishop Eadmund of Durham brought him to Durham to instruct the Durham monks in monastic life. [2] Æthelric was consecrated as bishop on 11 January 1041 [1] at York. [Note 1] Æthelric may have owed his advancement to Siward, Earl of Northumbria, who later restored Æthelric to Durham after Æthelric was forced to flee during a quarrel with the Durham monks. [2] Two reasons are given for why Æthelric resigned his see. [5] One story has it happening after a scandal in which he appropriated treasure hoard that was discovered at Chester-le-Street in the process of replacing the old church with a new one. [6] Æthelric allegedly sent the money to his former monastery of Peterborough to finance some building work there. [7] Another reason given was that Æthelric was unable to protect the diocese against locals encroaching on its rights. Æthelric also resigned within a year of the death of Earl Siward, who had been one of the bishop's main supporters. [5] His brother, Æthelwine, who had helped Æthelric to appropriate the treasure, succeeded Æthelric as bishop. [6]
Æthelric retired to Peterborough Abbey, where he remained until the Norman Conquest. [8] He was arrested by the King William I of England after May 1070, and died in captivity at Westminster, [8] [9] [10] on 15 October 1072. [1]
Æthelric | |
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Bishop of Durham | |
Appointed | before 11 January 1041 |
Term ended | 1056 |
Predecessor | Eadred |
Successor | Æthelwine |
Orders | |
Consecration | 11 January 1041 |
Personal details | |
Died | 15 October 1072 Westminster |
Denomination | Christian |
Æthelric (or Ethelric; died 1072) was Bishop of Durham from 1041 to 1056 when he resigned. [1]
Æthelric was a monk at Peterborough Abbey before Bishop Eadmund of Durham brought him to Durham to instruct the Durham monks in monastic life. [2] Æthelric was consecrated as bishop on 11 January 1041 [1] at York. [Note 1] Æthelric may have owed his advancement to Siward, Earl of Northumbria, who later restored Æthelric to Durham after Æthelric was forced to flee during a quarrel with the Durham monks. [2] Two reasons are given for why Æthelric resigned his see. [5] One story has it happening after a scandal in which he appropriated treasure hoard that was discovered at Chester-le-Street in the process of replacing the old church with a new one. [6] Æthelric allegedly sent the money to his former monastery of Peterborough to finance some building work there. [7] Another reason given was that Æthelric was unable to protect the diocese against locals encroaching on its rights. Æthelric also resigned within a year of the death of Earl Siward, who had been one of the bishop's main supporters. [5] His brother, Æthelwine, who had helped Æthelric to appropriate the treasure, succeeded Æthelric as bishop. [6]
Æthelric retired to Peterborough Abbey, where he remained until the Norman Conquest. [8] He was arrested by the King William I of England after May 1070, and died in captivity at Westminster, [8] [9] [10] on 15 October 1072. [1]