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Tatwine
8th-century Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury, saint, and writer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tatwine[lower-alpha 1] (c. 670 – 30 July 734) was the tenth Archbishop of Canterbury from 731 to 734. Prior to becoming archbishop, he was a monk and abbot of a Benedictine monastery. Besides his ecclesiastical career, Tatwine was a writer, and riddles he composed survive. Another work he composed was on the grammar of the Latin language, which was aimed at advanced students of that language. He was subsequently considered a saint.
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Saint Tatwine | |
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Archbishop of Canterbury | |
![]() Riddles of Tatwine, London, British Library, Royal MA 12 c xxiii folio 121v, showing Tatwine's riddles on philosophy and on faith, hope, and charity following on from the riddles of Eusebius | |
Appointed | 731 |
Term ended | 30 July 734 |
Predecessor | Berhtwald |
Successor | Nothhelm |
Other post(s) | Abbot of Breedon-on-the-Hill |
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Consecration | 10 June 731 |
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Born | c. 670 |
Died | 30 July 734 |
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Feast day | 30 July |
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Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
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