Bertwald

Family: Church · Role: archbishop · First appears: Book V · Chap. VIII

Life events

• 690 · Bertwald succeeded Theodore as archbishop.(Book V · Chap. VIII)
  • With: Theodore
  • “Bertwald succeeded Theodore in the archbishopric”
• 692 · Bertwald was chosen bishop while Wictred and Suaebhard were kings in Kent.(Book V · Chap. VIII)
  • “He was chosen bishop in the year of our Lord 692, on the first day of July”
• 692 · Godwin ordained Bertwald as archbishop.(Book V · Chap. VIII)
  • With: Godwin
  • “he was ordained the next year, on Sunday the 29th of June, by Godwin, metropolitan bishop of Gaul”
• 692 · Bertwald was enthroned as archbishop.(Book V · Chap. VIII)
  • “and was enthroned on Sunday the 31st of August”
• 692 · Bertwald consecrated Tobias as bishop of Rochester.(Book V · Chap. VIII · 📍 the Church of Rochester)
  • With: Tobias
  • “Among the many bishops whom he ordained was Tobias, a man instructed in the Latin, Greek, and Saxon tongues, and otherwise of manifold learning, whom he consecrated in the stead of Gedmund, bishop of the Church of Rochester”
• 725 · Aldwulf took office as bishop after being consecrated by Bertwald.(Book V · Chap. XXIII)
  • With: Aldwulf
  • “After him Aldwulf took upon him the office of bishop, having been consecrated by Archbishop Bertwald.”
• 731 · Archbishop Bertwald died of old age after holding his see for thirty-seven years.(Book V · Chap. XXIII)
  • “Archbishop Bertwald died of old age, on the 13th of January, having held his see thirty-seven years, six months and fourteen days.”

Book V · Chap. VIII

• sworn: Godwin “but he was ordained the next year, on Sunday the 29th of June, by Godwin, metropolitan bishop of Gaul, and was enthroned on Sunday the 31st of August.”
• liege: Tobias “Among the many bishops whom he ordained was Tobias, a man instructed in the Latin, Greek, and Saxon tongues, and otherwise of manifold learning, whom he consecrated in the stead of Gedmund, bishop of the Church of Rochester, who had died.”

Book V · Chap. XIX · part 2

• with Wilfrid (Bertwald supported Wilfrid.) “Having read the letters which he brought from the Apostolic Pope, Bertwald, the archbishop, and Ethelred, sometime king, but then abbot, readily took his part”

Book V · Chap. XXIII

• liege: Aldwulf “After him Aldwulf took upon him the office of bishop, having been consecrated by Archbishop Bertwald.”

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