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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Æthelwold of Winchester has received more than 186,839 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Æthelwold of Winchester is the 2,861st most popular religious figure (down from 2,415th in 2019), the 4,409th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,718th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Æthelwold of Winchester ranks 2,861 out of 3,187. Before him are Giacomo Capuzzi, Kolos Ferenc Vaszary, Jim Elliot, Solomon Schechter, Ibas of Edessa, and Sebastian Francis. After him are John Morton, Anthony Soter Fernandez, Faustus of Mileve, Wilfrid Napier, Giorgio Marengo, and Roger Mahony.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 900, Æthelwold of Winchester ranks 74. Before him are Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Þorbjörn Hornklofi, Cynewulf, John Kaminiates, Æthelred II of Northumbria, 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 4,409 out of 8,785. Before him are Curtis Jones (2001), Phil Foden (2000), Charles Allston Collins (1828), Sarah Douglas (1952), George E. P. Box (1919), and Victor Johnson (1883). After him are John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth (1751), Chris Thomas (1947), William Yarrell (1784), James Collinson (1825), Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford (1946), and John Morton (1420).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Æthelwold of Winchester ranks 103. Before him are Cædmon (657), Roger of Wendover (1200), Dolly Pentreath (1692), Chad of Mercia (634), George Abbot (1562), and Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130). After him are John Morton (1420), Matthew Webb (1848), Deusdedit of Canterbury (600), Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864), Paul Gallagher (1954), and Catherine Booth (1829).

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