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Cuthbert (given Name)
Cuthbert is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Cuthbert of Canterbury (floruit, fl. 736–760), Archbishop of Canterbury *Cuthbert (fl. 780/790), scribe and artist of the eponymous Cutbercht Gospels *Cuthbert Bardsley (1901-1977), Anglican Bishop of Coventry *Cuthbert Brodrick (1821-1905), British architect *Cuthbert Bromley (1878-1915), English First World War officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross *Cuthbert Burbage (1566–1636), a key figure in the construction of the Globe Theatre in London *Cuthbert Burby (died 1607), London bookseller and publisher *Cuthbert Burnup (1875-1960), English amateur cricketer and footballer *Cuthbert Christy (1863–1932), British doctor and zoologist, author of the Christy Report *Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood (1748-1810), Royal Navy vice admiral, one of the principal commanders of Battle of Trafalgar and Trafalgar Campaign *Cuthbert Constable (c. 1680–1746), English physician and antiquary *Cuthbert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuthbert Of Canterbury
Cuthbert (, ; died 26 October 760) was a medieval Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury in England. Prior to his elevation to Canterbury, he was abbot of a monastic house, and perhaps may have been Bishop of Hereford also, but evidence for his holding Hereford mainly dates from after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. While Archbishop, he held church councils and built a new church in Canterbury. It was during Cuthbert's archbishopric that the Diocese of York was raised to an archbishopric. Cuthbert died in 760 and was later regarded as a saint. Early life and Hereford Of noble birth,Hindley ''Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons'' p. 106 Cuthbert is first recorded as the abbot of Lyminge Abbey, from where he was elevated to the see of Hereford in 736.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 217 The identification of the Cuthbert who was Bishop of Hereford with the Cuthbert who became archbishop, however, comes from Florence of Worcester and other post-Norman conque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |