Bertwald of Ramsbury
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Saint Bertwald of Ramsbury (otherwise Britwold of Glastonbury and sometimes Beorhtwald) was an 11th century Bishop of Ramsbury
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and was appointed Bishop of Ramsbury in 1005. He is mostly known from the witness lists of King Canute
's charters which show he was in high favour with the Danish monarch. He died on 22 April 1045 and was buried at Glastonbury.
Bishop of Ramsbury
This page refers to holders of the Saxon bishopric. See Bishop of Ramsbury for the modern suffragan bishop.In Saxon times the village of Ramsbury in Wiltshire was an extremely important location for the Church, and several of the early bishops went on to become Archbishops of Canterbury.The...
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Life
Bertwald became a monk at Glastonbury AbbeyGlastonbury Abbey
Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The ruins are now a grade I listed building, and a Scheduled Ancient Monument and are open as a visitor attraction....
and was appointed Bishop of Ramsbury in 1005. He is mostly known from the witness lists of King Canute
Canute the Great
Cnut the Great , also known as Canute, was a king of Denmark, England, Norway and parts of Sweden. Though after the death of his heirs within a decade of his own and the Norman conquest of England in 1066, his legacy was largely lost to history, historian Norman F...
's charters which show he was in high favour with the Danish monarch. He died on 22 April 1045 and was buried at Glastonbury.