Athelm

Saint Athelm was the first bishop of Wells and later archbishop of Canterbury in England. He reposed on 8 January 926.

He was a monk of Glastonbury, and in 909 he was raised to the see of Wells, then created in Somerset by dividing the large diocese of Sherborne. Some sources also call him abbot of Glastonbury, but others disagree. Between 923 and 925 he became archbishop of Canterbury; his move from one bishopric to another set a precedent for later times, since until then such moves were held to be against the canons. As archbishop he crowned King Athelstan and perhaps composed the coronation service. He was the uncle of Saint Dunstan and helped him in the early part of his career.

He was first buried in the church of Saint John the Baptist near the old cathedral of Canterbury; after the Norman Conquest his body was moved to the new cathedral and later to a chapel dedicated to Saint Benedict. He is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated on 8 January (new style).