Saint
Tatwine of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury
A monk and scholar, Archbishop of Canterbury, reposed in 734.
Life
Tatwine of Canterbury was a monk and then abbot of a Benedictine monastery at Breedon in Mercia, known for his piety and learning. He succeeded Saint Brithwald as the tenth archbishop of Canterbury, from 731 to 734. He was also a writer: the riddles he composed have survived, as has a grammar of the Latin language for advanced students. He reposed on 30 July 734. He is a saint of the undivided Church, venerated in the West.
His commemoration falls on 30 July (new calendar); the Churches on the Old Calendar keep the same day of the Menaion on 12 August of the civil calendar.
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