Agilbert

Family: Church · Role: bishop · First appears: Book III · Chap. VII

Agilbert first attached himself to Coinwalch, voluntarily undertaking the ministry of preaching. Recognizing his learning and industry, Coinwalch asked him to accept an episcopal see and remain bishop of his people, which Agilbert did for many years. When Coinwalch later sought his return from Gaul, Agilbert instead sent his nephew, the priest Leutherius, to be ordained as bishop in his stead.

By c. 653, Agilbert was bishop of the West Saxons and a friend of Alchfrid and Wilfrid. At Alchfrid’s request, he ordained Wilfrid priest at his monastery, and at the gathering where the manner of observance was debated, he asked that his disciple speak for him: “I beseech you, let my disciple, the priest Wilfrid, speak in my stead;” He attended with the priest Agatho, and was commanded by Oswy to explain the observance he followed and the authority for it; after the disputation, he returned home.

By c. 664, having left Britain and become bishop of Paris, Agilbert consecrated Wilfrid bishop for Alchfrid and his people at In Compendio. Around c. 705, when Oswy and Wilfrid were in Gaul, Agilbert joined eleven other bishops in consecrating Wilfrid again. In Gaul, he also kindly received and long entertained Theodore.

Relationship record

Life events

c. 653 · Agilbert ordained Wilfrid as a priest in his monastery.(Book III · Chap. XXV · part 1 · 📍 Inhrypum)
- With: Wilfrid
- “at the request of Alchfrid, he made Wilfrid a priest in his aforesaid monastery”
c. 664 · Agilbert consecrated Wilfrid bishop for King Alchfrid and his people.(Book III · Chap. XXVIII · 📍 In Compendio)
- With: Wilfrid
- “That prince sent him to be ordained by Agilbert, of whom we have before spoken, and who, having left Britain, was made bishop of the city of Paris; and by him Wilfrid was honourably consecrated”
c. 705 · Oswy sent Wilfrid to Gaul, where Agilbert and eleven bishops consecrated him bishop.(Book V · Chap. XIX · part 1 · 📍 Gaul)
- With: Oswy Wilfrid
- “he, with the advice and consent of his father Oswy, sent him into Gaul, to be consecrated as his bishop, when he was about thirty years of age, the same Agilbert being then bishop of the city of Paris. Eleven other bishops met at the consecration of the new bishop, and that function was most honourably performed.”

Book III · Chap. VII

pupil: Coinwalch “He attached himself to the king, and voluntarily undertook the ministry of preaching.”
sworn: Coinwalch “The king, observing his learning and industry, desired him to accept an episcopal see there and remain as the bishop of his people. Agilbert complied with the request, and presided over that nation as their bishop for many years.”
with Coinwalch (interaction) “He, therefore, sent messengers into Gaul to Agilbert, with humble apologies entreating him to return to the bishopric of his nation.”
younger kin: Leutherius “he sent thither in his stead the priest Leutherius, his nephew, to be ordained as his bishop”
with Leutherius (Agilbert sent Leutherius in his stead.) “he sent thither in his stead the priest Leutherius, his nephew, to be ordained as his bishop”

Book III · Chap. XXV · part 1

friends with Alchfrid “Agilbert, bishop of the West Saxons, above-mentioned, a friend of King Alchfrid and of Abbot Wilfrid, had at that time come into the province of the Northumbrians.”
friends with Wilfrid “Agilbert, bishop of the West Saxons, above-mentioned, a friend of King Alchfrid and of Abbot Wilfrid, had at that time come into the province of the Northumbrians.”
liege: Wilfrid “at the request of Alchfrid, he made Wilfrid a priest in his aforesaid monastery.”
pupil: Wilfrid “I beseech you, let my disciple, the priest Wilfrid, speak in my stead;”
with Agatho (Agatho accompanied Agilbert.) “He had in his company a priest, whose name was Agatho.”
with Wilfrid (interaction) “the bishops, Colman with his Scottish clerks, and Agilbert with the priests Agatho and Wilfrid.”
with Oswy (interaction) “the king commanded Agilbert to make known the manner of his observance and to show whence it was derived, and on what authority he followed it.”

Book III · Chap. XXVI

with Colman (Participants in the disputation.) “The disputation being ended, and the assembly broken up, Agilbert returned home. Colman, perceiving that his doctrine was rejected, and his party despised, took with him those who wished to follow him”

Book III · Chap. XXVIII

liege: Wilfrid “That prince sent him to be ordained by Agilbert, of whom we have before spoken, and who, having left Britain, was made bishop of the city of Paris; and by him Wilfrid was honourably consecrated”

Book IV · Chap. I

with Theodore (interaction) “Theodore went to Agilbert, bishop of Paris, of whom we have spoken above, and was by him kindly received, and long entertained.”

Book V · Chap. XIX · part 1

liege: Wilfrid “He, with the advice and consent of his father Oswy, sent him into Gaul, to be consecrated as his bishop, when he was about thirty years of age, the same Agilbert being then bishop of the city of Paris.”

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Extracted from the original text of Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England. Made with Rho MD.