Ælfweard of London explained

Type:bishop
Ælfweard
Religion:Christian
Bishop of London
Appointed:1035
Consecration:1035
Ended:July 1044
Predecessor:Ælfwig
Successor:Robert of Jumièges
Death Date:25 or 27 July 1044

Ælfweard (died 1044) was a medieval Bishop of London.

A monk from Ramsey on the Isle of Man who became the Abbot of Evesham in 1014, Ælfweard became Bishop of London but retained Evesham.[1] He was consecrated in 1035, but when he developed leprosy he was expelled from Evesham and he returned to Ramsey.[1] He died on either 25 or 27 July 1044.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Wardle Heroes & Villains of Worcestershire p. 10
  2. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 220