Ælfric of Abingdon
Ælfric | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Appointed | 21 April 995 |
| Term ended | 16 November 1005 |
| Predecessor | Sigeric |
| Successor | Ælfheah |
| Other post(s) | Abbot of Abingdon Bishop of Ramsbury |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | c. 992 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 16 November 1005 Canterbury, Kent, England |
| Buried | Canterbury Cathedral |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 16 November |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Anglican Communion Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
Ælfric of Abingdon (died 16 November 1005) was a late 10th-century Archbishop of Canterbury. He previously held the offices of abbot of St Albans Abbey and Bishop of Ramsbury, as well as likely being the abbot of Abingdon Abbey. After his election to Canterbury, he continued to hold the bishopric of Ramsbury along with the archbishopric of Canterbury until his death in 1005. Ælfric may have altered the composition of Canterbury's cathedral chapter by changing the clergy serving in the cathedral from secular clergy to monks. In his will he left a ship to King Æthelred II of England as well as more ships to other legatees.