Saxulf

Role: monk · First appears: A.D. 626–655

Life events

• 656 · Wulfhere gave lands and waters to St. Peter's minster and Abbot Saxulf and its monks.(A.D. 656–660 · 📍 Medhamsted)
  • With: Wulfhere
  • “I Wulfere give to-day to St. Peter, and the Abbot Saxulf, and the monks of the minster, these lands, and these waters, and meres, and fens, and weirs, and all the lands that thereabout lye, that are of my kingdom, freely”
• 656 · Wulfhere granted Saxulf's request to build a minster on Ankerig.(A.D. 656–660 · 📍 Ankerig)
  • With: Wulfhere
  • “Beloved Saxulf, not that only which thou desirest, but all things that I know thou desirest in our Lord's behalf, so I approve, and grant.”
• 675 · Ethelred granted lands to St. Peter's minster at Medhamsted, confirming its freedom from service.(A.D. 661–684 · 📍 Medhamsted)
  • With: Ethelred son of Penda
  • “Now give I St. Peter to-day into his minster, Medhamsted, these lands, and all that thereto lyeth; that is, Bredon, Repings, Cadney, Swineshead, Hanbury, Lodeshall, Scuffanhall, Cosford, Stratford, Wattleburn, Lushgard, Ethelhun-island, Bardney. These lands I give St. Peter just as freely as I possessed them myself; and so, that none of my successors take anything therefrom.”

A.D. 626–655

• patron: Peada “And they began the groundwall, and wrought thereon; after which they committed the work to a monk, whose name was Saxulf.”

A.D. 656–660

• patron: Wulfhere “I Wulfere give to-day to St. Peter, and the Abbot Saxulf, and the monks of the minster, these lands, and these waters, and meres, and fens, and weirs, and all the lands that thereabout lye, that are of my kingdom, freely, so that no man have there any ingress, but the abbot and the monks.”
• with Oswy (Oswy is described as the abbot's friend.) “my beloved friend Oswy began a minster, for the love of Christ and St. Peter: but my brother, as Christ willed, is departed from this life; I will therefore intreat thee, beloved friend, that they earnestly proceed on their work;”
• with Vitalianus (The pope granted Saxulf's request.) “I Vitalianus, pope, grant thee, King Wulfere, and Deus-dedit, archbishop, and Abbot Saxulf, all the things that you desire.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Made with Rho MD.