Botwine 2 (Male) Abbot of Ripon, d. 785/6
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Notes: Cf. Botwine 1, abbot of Medeshamstede in the same period.

Factoid List

Recorded Name (3)

Botuuini (1)

 Botwine.Ep.T131   

Botwine (2)

 ASC (DEF)  785 DE
 Byrhtferth.VitOswaldi  v.9

Personal Information (1)

piety (1)

 Botwine.Ep.T131    (the last servant of the servants of God)

Authorship (1)

 Author of a letter to Lull (Letter): Botwine.Ep.T131   

Office (5)

Abbot (4)

 ASC (DEF)  785 DE (Abbot in Ripon)
 Byrhtferth.VitOswaldi  v.9
 Botwine.Ep.T131   
 NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  53

Priest (1)

 Byrhtferth.VitOswaldi  v.9

Event (5)

Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of priest (1)

 Botwine 2.death: In 786, in the eight year of King Ælfwald 7, Botwine 2, the venerable abbot of the church of Ripon, died, and Ealdberht 14 was elected and consecrated abbot in his place.: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  53 (786)

Correspondence (1)

 Botwine 2.letter to Lull 1: Botwine 2 wrote to thank Lull 1 for his letter and asked for his prayer. He sent him some gifts, namely, six cloaks.: Botwine.Ep.T131    ([754] x [786])

Death/dying (1)

 Botwine 2.death: In 786, in the eight year of King Ælfwald 7, Botwine 2, the venerable abbot of the church of Ripon, died, and Ealdberht 14 was elected and consecrated abbot in his place.: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  53 (786)

Grant and Gift (2)

 Botwine 2.letter to Lull 1: Botwine 2 wrote to thank Lull 1 for his letter and asked for his prayer. He sent him some gifts, namely, six cloaks.: Botwine.Ep.T131    ([754] x [786])
 Botwine 2.sending gifts to Lull 1: He sent Lull 1 six cloaks.: Botwine.Ep.T131    ([754] x [786])

Relics-incorrupt preservation/placing in reliquary/requesting/translating (1)

 Oswald 8.translation of Wilfrid 2: Oswald 8 made a magnificent reliquary in which he placed the relics of Wilfrid 2. The precious remains of several abbots were placed alongside Wilfrid 2: Tiatberht 1, Botwine 2, Alberht 1, Sigered 1, Vilden 1.: Byrhtferth.VitOswaldi  v.9