18 April 1161 A.D. Theobald of Bec Dies—39th of 105 Archbishops of Canterbury
18 April 1161 A.D. Theobald of Bec Dies—39 th of 105 Archbishops of Canterbury Theobald (TEDBALD.) Archbishop of Canterbury ; d. 18 April, 1161. He was a Norman by descent and became a Benedictine monk at Bec late in the eleventh or early in the twelfth century. In 1127 he was made prior, and abbot in 1137. On 28 Dec., 1138, he was elected archbishop and was consecrated on 8 January following. He went to Rome for his pallium and took part in the second Lateran Council. He proved a wise and capable prelate , devout in his private life, charitable, and a lover of learning. During the civil war he adhered to King Stephen, whom he crowned , though for a time he was at the Empress Maud's court, and always worked for the Angevin succession. In his household, he collected many young men of ability, including his successor St. Thomas of Canterbury , and he encouraged the formation of scholars and statesmen of a new type. He was the first to introduce civil law...