21 February 1072 A.D. Stigand Dies—34th of 105 Archbishops of Canterbury. He submitted to William the Norman Conquerer, but was later deposed, degraded and imprisoned in Winchester where he died
21
February 1072 A.D. Stigand
Dies—34th of 105 Archbishops of Canterbury. He submitted to William the Norman Conquerer,
but was later deposed, degraded and imprisoned in Winchester where he died.
Bevans, G. M. “Stigand (Died 1072).” Brittania.com. N.d. http://www.britannia.com/bios/abofc/stigand.html.
Accessed 15 May 2014.
Bevans,
Portraits of the Archbishops of
Canterbury. Toronto, ONT: University
of Toronto Libraries, 2011. Available here: http://www.amazon.com/Portraits-Archbishops-Canterbury-Gladys-Bevan/dp/B005HI57FS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399493248&sr=8-1&keywords=bevans+portraits+of+archbishops+of+canterbury
Stigand
(Died 1072)
Bishop of Elmham
Bishop of Winchester
Archbishop of Canterbury
Died: 21st February 1072
Stigand was Chaplain to Kings Cnut the Great and Harald Harefoot, and adviser of Queen Emma. He was consecrated to the See of Elmham in 1043 and received the Bishopric of Winchester in 1047.
(Died 1072)
Bishop of Elmham
Bishop of Winchester
Archbishop of Canterbury
Died: 21st February 1072
Stigand was Chaplain to Kings Cnut the Great and Harald Harefoot, and adviser of Queen Emma. He was consecrated to the See of Elmham in 1043 and received the Bishopric of Winchester in 1047.
He was an adherent of Earl Godwin of Wessex and, when
Archbishop Robert fled from England on Godwin's return from exile, Stigand was
appointed to succeed him (1052). The appointment, however, was not recognised
by Rome and, even in England, his position was regarded as schismatical. In
1058, Pope Benedict X consented to send him a pallium but this only served to
intensify the difficulties of his situation; for, in 1059, Benedict was
declared uncanonical and was deposed.
After the death of King Harold II, Stigand made his
submission to William the Conqueror, who insisted that the Archbishop should
accompany him on his return to Normandy. At King William's request, in 1070,
the Papal Legates were sent to England and brought the following charges
against Stigand: that he had usurped the Archbishopric during the lifetime of
Robert and used his pallium; that he had received his own pallium from an
anti-pope; and that he had retained the Bishopric of Winchester after his
appointment to Canterbury. Stigand was condemned, deprived of his dignities and
imprisoned at Winchester, where he died of voluntary starvation in 1072.
Edited from G.M. Bevan's "Portraits of the
Archbishops of Canterbury" (1908).
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