biography
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Aldhelm, St
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also spelled Ealdhelm
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pronunciation:
[aldhelm]
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| lived:
| (c.640–709)
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| biography:
| Anglo-Saxon scholar and clergyman. He studied at Malmesbury and Canterbury, and became the first Abbot of Malmesbury c.675, and the first Bishop of Sherborne in 705. A great scholar, he wrote Latin treatises, letters, and verses, as well as some English poems that have perished. Also a skilled architect, he built several churches and monasteries. Feast day 25 May. |
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