Abbot of Evesham
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The Abbot of Evesham was the head of Evesham Abbey
, a Benedictine
monastery in Worcestershire
founded in the Anglo-Saxon
era of English history. The succession continued until dissolution of the monastery
in 1540:
Evesham Abbey
Evesham Abbey was founded by Saint Egwin at Evesham in England between 700 and 710 A.D. following a vision of the Virgin Mary by Eof.According to the monastic history, Evesham came through the Norman Conquest unusually well, because of a quick approach by Abbot Æthelwig to William the Conqueror...
, a Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
monastery in Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
founded in the Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
era of English history. The succession continued until dissolution of the monastery
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...
in 1540:
List
| Abbots of St Mary of Evesham | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Citation(s) | Notes |
| fl. 692–717 | Ecgwine | Founding abbot and saint | ||
| dates unclear | Æthelwold | First in Thomas of Malborough's abbot list | ||
| dates unclear | Aldbore | Second in Thomas of Malborough's abbot list | ||
| dates unclear | Aldbeorth | Third in Thomas of Malborough's abbot list | ||
| dates unclear | Aldfrith | Fourth in Thomas of Malborough's abbot list | ||
| dates unclear | Tilhberht | Fifth in Thomas of Malborough's abbot list | ||
| dates unclear | Cuthwulf | Sixth in Thomas of Malborough's abbot list | ||
| dates unclear | Aldmund | Seventh in Thomas of Malborough's abbot list | ||
| dates unclear | Credan | Eighth in Thomas of Malborough's abbot list | ||
| dates unclear | Thingfrith | Ninth in Thomas of Malborough's abbot list | ||
| dates unclear | Aldbald | Tenth in Thomas of Malborough's abbot list | ||
| dates unclear | Ecgberht | Eleventh in Thomas of Malborough's abbot list | ||
| dates unclear | Ælfrith | Twelfth in Thomas of Malborough's abbot list | ||
| dates unclear | Wulfweard | Thirteenth in Thomas of Malborough's abbot list | ||
| dates unclear | Cynelm | Fourteenth in Thomas of Malborough's abbot list | ||
| dates unclear | Cynath I | Fifteenth in Thomas of Malborough's abbot list | ||
| dates unclear | Ebba | Sixteenth in Thomas of Malborough's abbot list | ||
| dates unclear | Cynath II | Seventeenth in Thomas of Malborough's abbot list | ||
| dates unclear | Edwine | Eighteenth in Thomas of Malborough's abbot list | ||
| c. 970 | expelled 975 | Osweard | Abbey was secularised in 975, but afterwards went into the hands of one "Bishop Agelsius" (probably Æthelsige I, Bishop of Sherborne, resigned, translated or died 990 x 992), afterwards to Bishop Ælfstan (either Ælfstan Ælfstan of Rochester Ælfstan was a medieval Bishop of Rochester. He was consecrated sometime before 964. He died between 994 and 995.-External links:*... , Bishop of Rochester (died 995), or Ælfstan, Bishop of London (died 995 x 996), after whose death Ealdwulf, Bishop of Worcester, established Ælfric and Ælfgar as abbots. |
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| 995 x 997 | unclear | Ælfric | ||
| 997 x 1002 | unclear | Ælfgar | ||
| dates unclear | Brihtmaer | |||
| unclear | c. 1013 | Ælthelwine | Became Bishop of Wells, c. 1013 | |
| c. 1014 | died 1044 | Ælfweard | Became Bishop of London c. 1016, but retained abbey of Evesham until death | |
| 1044 | resigned 1058 | Mannig (or Wulfmær) | Suffered paralysis Paralysis Paralysis is loss of muscle function for one or more muscles. Paralysis can be accompanied by a loss of feeling in the affected area if there is sensory damage as well as motor. A study conducted by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, suggests that about 1 in 50 people have been diagnosed... and resigned 1058; died on epiphany, i.e. 6 January 1066 |
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| 1058 | died c. 1077 | Æthelwig Æthelwig Æthelwig was an Abbot of Evesham before and during the Norman Conquest of England. Born sometime around 1010 or 1015, he was elected abbot in 1058. Known for his legal expertise, he administered estates for Ealdred, the Bishop of Worcester prior to his election as abbot... |
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| 1077 | died 1104 | Walter | ||
| unclear | died 1130 | Maurice | ||
| 1130 | died or resigned 1149 | Reginald Foliot | Uncle of Gilbert Foliot Gilbert Foliot Gilbert Foliot was a medieval English monk and prelate, successively Abbot of Gloucester, Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of London. Born to an ecclesiastical family, he became a monk at Cluny Abbey in France at about the age of twenty... |
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| 1149 | died 1159 | William de Andeville | ||
| 1159 | 1160 | Roger | ||
| 1161 | died 1189 | Adam de Senlis | ||
| 1190 | resigned 1213 | Roger Norreis | Became Prior of Penwortham, an Evesham dependency | |
| 1214 | died 1229 | Randulf | Previously Prior of Worcester and Bishop-elect of Worcester | |
| 1230 | died 1236 | Thomas of Marlborough | ||
| 1236 | died 1242 | Richard le Gras Richard le Gras Richard le Gras was Lord Keeper of England and Abbot of Evesham in the 13th century.Richard was prior of Hurley Priory before his election as abbot on 25 September 1236... |
Was elected Bishop of Coventry in 1241, but either declined office or died before this disputed election was resolved | |
| 1243 | died or resigned 1255 | Thomas of Gloucester | ||
| 1256 | died 1263 | Henry of Worcester | ||
| 1263 | died or resigned 1266 | William of Malborough | ||
| 1266 | died 1282 | William of Whitechurch | ||
| 1282 | died 1316 | John of Brockhampton | ||
| 1316 | died 1344 | William de Chiriton | ||
| 1345 | died 1367 | William du Boys | ||
| 1367 | died 1379 | John of Ombersley | ||
| 1379 | 1418 | Roger Zatton | ||
| 1418 | 1435 | Richard Bromsgrove Richard Bromsgrove Richard Bromsgrove , was a monk of the Benedictine abbey of Evesham.Bromsgrove, who doubtless derived his name from Bromsgrove in Worcestershire as his birthplace... |
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| 1435 | c. 1460 | John Wykewan | ||
| 1460 | 1467 | Richard Pembroke | ||
| 1467 | 1477 | Richard Hawkesbury | ||
| 1477 | 1483 | William Upton | ||
| 1483 | 1491 | John Norton | ||
| 1491 | 1514 | Thomas Newbold | ||
| 1514 | 1539 | Clement Litchfield or Lychfeld | died 1540 | |
| 1549 | 1540 | Philip Hawford (or Ballard) | ||