Leuthhere 2 (Male) Bishop of Winchester, 670-c.676
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Notes: A Frank.

Factoid List

Recorded Name (12)

... Leutherium (1)

 Bede.HE  iii.7

Hlothere (1)

 ASC  670 E

Hloþhere (1)

 ASC  670 ACG, <670> B

Leotherius (1)

 S1164   

Leuterus (1)

 S227   

Leutherius (5)

 Bede.HE  iv.5
 Bede.HE  iv.12
 S51   
 S1245   
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 15v.8.iv

Lothere (1)

 ASC  670 F(OE)

Lotherus (1)

 ASC  670 F(Lat.)

Personal Information (4)

moral (2)

 Aldhelm.Ep  1.Inscrip (most reverend and one to be venerated for every effort of virtue)
 Aldhelm.Ep  1 (p. 476) (friendly)

saintly status (2)

 S1164    (of blessed memory)
 Aldhelm.Ep  1 (p. 476) (most blessed)

Office (15)

Bishop (14)

 Bede.HE  iii.7
 Bede.HE  iv.5 (Bishop of the West Saxons)
 Bede.HE  iv.12 (Fourth bishop of the West Saxons)
 S51   
 S227   
 S1164   
 S1245   
 ASC  670 ACEF(OE and Lat.)G, <670> B
 Aldhelm.Ep  1 (p. 476)
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 15v.8.iiii (Bishop of the West Saxons)
 Anon.EpisList1    (bishop of the West Saxons)
 Anon.EpisList2    (bishop of the West Saxons)
 Anon.EpisList3    (bishop of the West Saxons)
 Anon.EpisList4    (bishop of the West Saxons)

Priest (1)

 Bede.HE  iii.7

Personal Relationship (5)

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

 of Theodore 1: Bede.HE  iv.5

Leuthhere 2 Father (Honorific kinship) of ~ (1)

 of Aldhelm 3: Aldhelm.Ep  1 (p. 478)

Leuthhere 2 Nephew (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (2)

 of Agilbert 1: Bede.HE  iii.7
 of Agilbert 1: ASC  670 ACEG, <670> B

Leuthhere 2 Patron (General relationship) of ~ (1)

 of Aldhelm 3: Aldhelm.Ep  1.Inscrip

Event (14)

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

 Leuthhere 2.elevation to episcopacy of West Saxons: Leuthhere 2 acceded to the bishopric [F(Lat.) substitutes: was consecrated bishop] over the West Saxons.: ASC  670 ACEF(OE and Lat.)G, <670> B (670)
 Leuthhere 2.episcopal consecration: Leuthhere 2, nephew of Agilbert 1, was consecrated bishop of the West Saxons by Theodore 1. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.9
 Theodore 1.consecration of Leuthhere 2 as bishop: Theodore 1 consecrated Leuthhere 2 [F(Lat.) adds: over the East Saxons].: ASC  670 ACEF(OE and Lat.)G, <670> B (670)

Charter-witnessing (4)

 S1164 - Cenred 1 granting land to Bectun 1: Cenred 1 to Bectun 1, abbot; grant of 30 hides (manentes) by Fontmell Brook, Dorset: S1164    (670 x 676)
 S1245 - Leuthhere 2 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Leuthhere 2, bishop of the Saxons, to Aldhelm 3, priest; grant of land at Malmesbury, Wilts., for a monastery: S1245    (675)
 S227 - Cenwealh 2 granting land to Beorhtwald 6: Cenwealh 2, king of Wessex, to Beorhtwald 6, abbot; grant of 1 hide (cassatus) and two small islands, with a fishery, at Meare, Somerset: S227    (670)
 S51 - Osric 2 granting land to Bertana 1: Osric 2, king, to Bertana 1, abbess; grant of 100 hides (manentes) at Bath, Somerset, for the foundation of a nunnery: S51    (676)

Church/monastery/minster foundation/dedication/restoration (2)

 Leuthhere 2.granting land to Aldhelm 3 S1245: Leuthhere 2, bishop of the Saxons, to Aldhelm 3, priest; grant of land at Malmesbury, Wilts., for a monastery: S1245    (675)
 S51 - Osric 2 granting land to Bertana 1: Osric 2, king, to Bertana 1, abbess; grant of 100 hides (manentes) at Bath, Somerset, for the foundation of a nunnery: S51    (676)

Correspondence (1)

 Aldhelm 3.letter to Leuthhere 2: Aldhelm 3 explained that he could not spend Christmas with the brethren (Anonymi 1990) as he had intended.: Aldhelm.Ep  1

Council-meeting, ecclesiastical (1)

 Theodore 1.council of Hertford: Theodore 1 summoned a council of bishops together with many teachers of the church. After Theodore 1's preliminary discourse, they all approved the book of canons laid down by the holy fathers at the Council of Chalcedon. Then Theodore 1 pointed out some specific chapters which deserved special attention. They drew up ten canons.: Bede.HE  iv.5, v.24 (672 x 673)

Death/dying (1)

 Leuthhere 2.death: In that same year Leuthhere 2 passed away.: ASC  685 ACG, <685> B (685)

Ecclesiastical reform (1)

 Theodore 1.council of Hertford: Theodore 1 summoned a council of bishops together with many teachers of the church. After Theodore 1's preliminary discourse, they all approved the book of canons laid down by the holy fathers at the Council of Chalcedon. Then Theodore 1 pointed out some specific chapters which deserved special attention. They drew up ten canons.: Bede.HE  iv.5, v.24 (672 x 673)

Grant and Gift (6)

 Leuthhere 2.grant to Aldhelm 3: Leuthhere 2 granted the abbey of Malmesbury to Aldhelm 3.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.189.5, 199 (675)
 Leuthhere 2.granting land to Aldhelm 3 S1245: Leuthhere 2, bishop of the Saxons, to Aldhelm 3, priest; grant of land at Malmesbury, Wilts., for a monastery: S1245    (675)
 S1164 - Cenred 1 granting land to Bectun 1: Cenred 1 to Bectun 1, abbot; grant of 30 hides (manentes) by Fontmell Brook, Dorset: S1164    (670 x 676)
 S1245 - Leuthhere 2 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Leuthhere 2, bishop of the Saxons, to Aldhelm 3, priest; grant of land at Malmesbury, Wilts., for a monastery: S1245    (675)
 S227 - Cenwealh 2 granting land to Beorhtwald 6: Cenwealh 2, king of Wessex, to Beorhtwald 6, abbot; grant of 1 hide (cassatus) and two small islands, with a fishery, at Meare, Somerset: S227    (670)
 S51 - Osric 2 granting land to Bertana 1: Osric 2, king, to Bertana 1, abbess; grant of 100 hides (manentes) at Bath, Somerset, for the foundation of a nunnery: S51    (676)

Factoids linked indirectly to Leuthhere 2 (2)

Authorship (1)

Aldhelm 3:  Author of a letter to Leuthhere 2] (Letter): Aldhelm.Ep  1

Status (1)

Slave of Leuthhere 2 (1)

 Aldhelm 3: Aldhelm.Ep  1.Inscrip.