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THE CHURCH OF CUTHBERT

to the apse in the Saxon Cathedral with the matutinal altar at his head.

The 24th. —Ethelgar, 988 to 990. Had been Abbot of Newminster (Hyde Abbey), and afterwards was Bishop of Selsey.
The 25th. —Sigeric (or Siricius), 990 to 995. Had been Abbot of Glastonbury, and then Bishop of Ramsbury.
The 26th. —Elfric, 995 to 1005, was buried first at Abingdon, but afterwards translated to Christ Church Cathedral.
The 28th. —Livingus (or Lyfing), 1013 to 1020. Had been Bishop of Wells.
The 29th. —Ethelnoth (or Egelnoth), 1020 to 1038. "He restored the Church of Canterbury to its former dignity" (Gervase)—not the building, but the influence and importance of the See. Canute had given his crown of gold which was kept at the head of the Great Cross in the Nave, and Emma his queen bought from the Bishop of Beneventum the arm-bone of St. Bartholomew for a large sum of money which she presented to the Church (Edmer).
The 30th. —Eadsige, 1038 to 1050. Had been a Chaplain to King Canute, and afterwards was a monk of Folkestone and Bishop of St. Martin's, Canterbury, in 1035; was translated to the Archbishopric in 1038.

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