Visitors to Rome

ENGLISH VISITORS TO ROME

A PROVISIONAL REGISTER

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'After he [Oftfor] had spent some further time in sacred studies there [in Kent], he decided to go to Rome too, which in those days was considered to be act of great merit.' Bede, HE iv. 23.

Ine, king of the West Saxons, went to Rome in 726. 'At this time many Englishmen, nobles and commons, layfolk and clergy, men and women, were eager to do the same thing.' Bede, HE v. 7. <Cf. Levison, p. 37, citing Bede Chron 725.>

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A.D. 726. Ine, king of the West Saxons, went to Rome, as a pilgrim.
Source: Bede, HE, v. 7.

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A.D. 737. Bishop Forthhere [of Sherborne] and Queen Frithugyth went to Rome.
Source: ASC.

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A.D. 801. Archbishop Æthelheard and Cyneberht, bishop of the West Saxons [Winchester], went to Rome.
Source: ASC.

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A.D. 814. Archbishop Wulfred and Wigbeorht, bishop of the West Saxons [Sherborne], went to Rome.
Source: ASC.

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A.D. 853. Alfred, son of King Æthelwulf, in Rome. <Possible that he was accompanied by his elder brother Æthelred.>
Source: ASC; Asser, ch. 00. See also Liber Vitae of Brescia.

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A.D. 855. King Æthelwulf in Rome, with his son Alfred.
Source: Liber Pontificalis; Annals of Saint-Bertin; ASC; Asser, ch. 00. See also Liber Vitae of Brescia.

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A.D. 874. Burgred, king of the Mercians, and Queen Æthelswith.
Source: ASC; Asser, ch. 00. See also Liber Vitae of Brescia.

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A.D. 908. Archbishop Plegmund went to Rome.
Source: Æthelweard, Chronicon.

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A.D. 927. Archbishop Wulfhelm went to Rome.
Source: ASC MS E s.a. 927.

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A.D. 962. The priest Æthelmod went to Rome, and died there on 15 August.
Source: ASC MS A s.a. 962.

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A.D. c. 980. <Ælfwine, king's thegn.>
Source: S 894 (Westminster) and other Westminster charters.

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A.D. 990. Bishop Sigeric (Canterbury) went to Rome, for his pallium.
Source: BL Cotton Caligula A. xv, fol. 133r (ed. Liebermann, p. 3); ASC MS F, for 990.
Comment: Itinerary; see Ortenberg, in ASE.

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A.D. 997. Bishop Ælfric (Canterbury) went to Rome, for his pallium.
Source: BL Cotton Caligula A. xv, fol. 133r (ed. Liebermann, p. 3); ASC MS F, s.a. 997.

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A.D. 1006. Bishop Ælfheah (Canterbury) went to Rome, for his pallium.
Source: BL Cotton Caligula A. xv, fol. 133r (ed. Liebermann, p. 3); ASC MS D, s.a. 1006.

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A.D. 1022. Bishop Æthelnoth (Canterbury) went to Rome, for his pallium; accompanied by Leofwine, abbot of Ely.
Source: ASC MSS CDEF, s.a. 1022, with circumstantial details; BL Cotton Caligula A. xv, fol. 134r (ed. Liebermann, p. 3).

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A.D. 1026. Bishop Ælfric (York) went to Rome and received pallium from Pope John on 12 November.
Source: ASC MS D, s.a. 1026.

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A.D. 1027. King Cnut went to Rome, for the coronation of the Emperor Conrad II.
Source: Cnut's Letter of 1027; ASC MSS CDE, s.a. 1031; etc.

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A.D. 1040. Bishop Eadsige went to Rome, for his pallium.
Source: BL Cotton Caligula A. xv, fol. 134r (ed. Liebermann, p. 3)

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A.D. 1050 (Easter). Bishop Heremann [Sherborne] and Bishop Aldred [Worcester] went to Rome 'on the king's business'; and for the 'great synod'.
Source: ASC MS C, s.a. 1049-50; ASC MSS DE, s.a. 1050.

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A.D. 1058. <Pope Benedict sent the pallium to Stigand.>
Source: BL Cotton Caligula A. xv, fol. 135r (ed. Liebermann, p. 4)

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A.D. 1061. Aldred, bishop of Worcester, went to Rome for his pallium, and received it from Pope Nicholas II (1058-61). Giso, bishop of Wells, and Walter, bishop of Hereford, went to Rome to be consecrated by the pope. Earl Tostig and his wife (Judith, sister of Baldwin V of Flanders) also in Rome.
Source: ASC MS D, s.a. 1061; etc.

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