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Saint

Ethelnoth of Canterbury

Archbishop of Canterbury

Archbishop of Canterbury in England, who reposed in 1038.

Feast
October 30old style November 12
Reposed
103811th century
Place
Canterbury

Life

Saint Ethelnoth of Canterbury, called "the Good" and known for his wisdom, was born into a family descended from an earlier English king. He was a monk at Glastonbury and then, in 1020, the thirty-⁠second Archbishop of Canterbury. He went to Rome and brought back relics of saints; he consecrated bishops who came from outside his archdiocese, which caused friction with other archbishops. He reposed in 1038.

He is honoured as a saint, though there is little evidence of a particular cult at Canterbury. He is commemorated on 30 October (new style, Western calendar).

Commemorated the same day October 30