Tatwine 2 (Male) Archbishop of Canterbury, 731-734
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Notes: Consecrated 10 June 731, died 30 July 734.

Factoid List

Recorded Name (23)

Tacwine (3)

 ASC (DEF)  731 D
 ASC  731 D
 ASC  734 D

Tatuini (2)

 Bede.HE  v.23
 Bede.HE  v.24

Tatuinus (1)

 Tatwine.Gramm  Incip.

Tatuuine (1)

 Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.14

Tatuuini (2)

 Annals.ContBedae  572.733
 Annals.ContBedae  572.734

Tatuuinus (3)

 S23   
 ASC  734 F(Lat.)
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 15r.5.ix

Tatwine (5)

 ASC (DEF)  731 E
 ASC  731 ACEG, <731> B
 ASC  734 ACEF(OE)G, <734> B
 Gregory III.Ep.B151   
 Milred.Sylloge  L19

Tatwinus (2)

 ASC (DEF)  731 F(Lat.)
 ASC  731 F(Lat.)

Tautunius (1)

 Tatwine.Enig  Incip.

Tautunus (1)

 Tatwine.Enig  Incip.

Tętwine (2)

 ASC (DEF)  731 F(OE)
 ASC  731 F(OE)

Personal Information (4)

moral (2)

 Bede.HE  v.23 (a man renowned for his devotion and wisdom)
 Gregory III.Ep.B151    (man of piety and great probity)

provenance (1)

 Bede.HE  v.23 (from the kingdom of Mercia)

reputation (1)

 Milred.Sylloge  L19 (venerable)

Education (1)

 excellently instructed in the Scriptures: Bede.HE  v.23

Authorship (5)

 Author of Ars de partibus orationis ('Art of Grammar concerning Parts of Speech') (Grammar): Tatwine.Gramm  Incip.
 Author of Ars de partibus orationis ('Art of Grammar concerning Parts of Speech') (Grammar): Tatwine.Gramm  Incip.
 Author of Riddles (Riddles): Tatwine.Enig  Incip.
 Author of Riddles (Riddles): Tatwine.Enig  p. 168 lines 3-4
 Author of Riddles (Riddles): Tatwine.Enig  Conclusio.1-6

Office (20)

Archbishop (17)

 Bede.HE  v.23
 Bede.HE  v.24 (ninth archbishop of the Canterbury church)
 Annals.ContBedae  572.733
 Annals.ContBedae  572.734
 ASC (DEF)  731 DEF(OE)
 ASC  731 ACDEF(OE and Lat.)G, <731> B
 ASC  734 DF(OE and Lat.)
 Gregory III.Ep.B151   
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 15r.5.ix (Archbishop of the people of Canterbury)
 Anon.EpisList1    (archbishop of the city of Canterbury)
 Anon.EpisList2    (archbishop of the church of Canterbury)
 Anon.EpisList3    (archbishop of the church of Canterbury)
 Anon.EpisList4    (archbishop of the city of Canterbury)
 Anon.EpisList5    (archbishop of the church of Canterbury)
 Milred.Sylloge  L19
 WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.2.1
 NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  31

Bishop (1)

 S23   

Priest (2)

 Bede.HE  v.23
 ASC (DEF)  731 DE

Occupation (1)

Poet (1)

 Tatwine.Enig  Conclusio.2

Personal Relationship (4)

Tatwine 2 Brother (Honorific kinship) of ~ (1)

 of Gregory 1: Gregory III.Ep.B151   

Tatwine 2 Successor (General relationship) of ~ (3)

 of Beorhtwald 6: ASC (DEF)  731 DE
 of Beorhtwald 6: ASC  731 ACDEG, <731> B
 of Beorhtwald 6: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  31

Event (19)

Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of archbishop (4)

 Beorhtwald 6.succession: Theodore 1 was succeeded by Beorhtwald 6, for thirty-seven years, and he by Tatwine 2.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.2.1
 Tatwine 2.archiepiscopal consecration: In 732 Tatwine 2 was consecrated the ninth archbishop of the church of Canterbury, in the fifteenth year of the rule of Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians.: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  31 (732)
 Tatwine 2.consecration as archbishop: In that same year Tatwine 2 was consecrated as archbishop.: ASC  731 ACDG, <731> B (731)
 Tatwine 2.succession by Nothhelm 2: After three years as archbishop, Tatwine 2 died in the same year as Bede 1, and was succeeded by Nothhelm 2, thought to be the priest of the church of London whom Bede 1 mentions in the prologue to his History of the English as having been of great assistance to him in putting together his account, for he brought from the archives at Rome letters vital for his researches.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.3

Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of bishop (3)

 Ecgberht 7.appointed bishop of York: Ecgberht 7 was made bishop in place of Wilfrid 4.: Annals.MooreMS  572.732 (732)
 Tatwine 2.consecration of Alwig 1 and Sigefrith 4: In 733, Archbishop Tatwine 2, having received the pallium from the apostolic authority, ordained Alwig 1 and Sigefrith 4 as bishops.: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  32 (733)
 Tatwine 2.episcopal consecration of Alwig 1 and Sigefrith 4: Tatwine 2 consecrated Alwig 1 and Sigefrith 4 as bishops.: Annals.ContBedae  572.733 (733)

Assistance (1)

 Tatwine 2.succession by Nothhelm 2: After three years as archbishop, Tatwine 2 died in the same year as Bede 1, and was succeeded by Nothhelm 2, thought to be the priest of the church of London whom Bede 1 mentions in the prologue to his History of the English as having been of great assistance to him in putting together his account, for he brought from the archives at Rome letters vital for his researches.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.3

Book circulating/making/reading/translating/writing (1)

 Tatwine 2.succession by Nothhelm 2: After three years as archbishop, Tatwine 2 died in the same year as Bede 1, and was succeeded by Nothhelm 2, thought to be the priest of the church of London whom Bede 1 mentions in the prologue to his History of the English as having been of great assistance to him in putting together his account, for he brought from the archives at Rome letters vital for his researches.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.3

Burial (1)

 Tatwine 2.burial: The body of Tatwine 2 was covered by a tomb.: Milred.Sylloge  L19

Charter-witnessing (1)

 S23 - Ęthelberht 5 granting land to Dunn 1 and Lyminge 1: Ęthelberht 5 II, king of Kent, to Dunn 1, priest and abbot, and the church of Lyminge 1; grant of land by the river Limen and at Sandtun (Sampton, lost, in West Hythe), Kent: S23    (732)

Confirmation of land/privileges (1)

 Gregory 3.letter to the bishops of England: Gregory 3 informs the bishops of England of the appointment of Tatwine 2, arriving with the pallium and the dalmatic and approving for him all the privileges of the office which his predecessors are known to have enjoyed. He also confirmed the primacy of the bishop of Canterbury.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.36

Correspondence (2)

 Gregory 3.letter to bishops of England: Gregory 3 wrote to the bishops of England concerning Tatwine 2's pallium and his authority over all English bishops.: Gregory III.Ep.B151    (731 x 734)
 Gregory 3.letter to the bishops of England: Gregory 3 informs the bishops of England of the appointment of Tatwine 2, arriving with the pallium and the dalmatic and approving for him all the privileges of the office which his predecessors are known to have enjoyed. He also confirmed the primacy of the bishop of Canterbury.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.36

Death/dying (2)

 Tatwine 2.death: In 734 Tatwine 2, ninth archbishop of the city of Canterbury of Kent, died on 30 July.: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  33 (734)
 Tatwine 2.succession by Nothhelm 2: After three years as archbishop, Tatwine 2 died in the same year as Bede 1, and was succeeded by Nothhelm 2, thought to be the priest of the church of London whom Bede 1 mentions in the prologue to his History of the English as having been of great assistance to him in putting together his account, for he brought from the archives at Rome letters vital for his researches.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.3

Pallium-despatch/receipt/request (4)

 Gregory 3.letter to bishops of England: Gregory 3 wrote to the bishops of England concerning Tatwine 2's pallium and his authority over all English bishops.: Gregory III.Ep.B151    (731 x 734)
 Gregory 3.letter to the bishops of England: Gregory 3 informs the bishops of England of the appointment of Tatwine 2, arriving with the pallium and the dalmatic and approving for him all the privileges of the office which his predecessors are known to have enjoyed. He also confirmed the primacy of the bishop of Canterbury.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.36
 Tatwine 2.consecration of Alwig 1 and Sigefrith 4: In 733, Archbishop Tatwine 2, having received the pallium from the apostolic authority, ordained Alwig 1 and Sigefrith 4 as bishops.: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  32 (733)
 Tatwine 2.reception of the pallium: Tatwine 2 had received the pallium by apostolic authority.: Annals.ContBedae  572.733

Tomb-making/opening (1)

 Tatwine 2.burial: The body of Tatwine 2 was covered by a tomb.: Milred.Sylloge  L19