Ecgberht 7 (Male) Bishop and archbishop of York; bishop ?732–735, archbishop, 735–766
e/m viii

Notes: Died 19 November 766. See André Wilmart, 'Un témoin anglo-saxon du calendrier métrique de York', Revue bénédictine 46 (1934), 41-69, at p. 66.

Factoid List

Recorded Name (57)

... Ecgberto (1)

Bede.EpEcgbertum 1

ECGBERHT (25)

EMC Coin 1993.9466 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1986.007 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1986.0069 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1997.8192 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1999.1001 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1997.8191 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1997.0406 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 2001.0072 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1999.0118 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 2001.0073 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 2003.0062 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 2009.008 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1983.0113 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1983.0115 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1984.0205 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1984.0223 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1984.0254 (N 193 (Abp Ecgberht with Alchred))

EMC Coin 1984.0222 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1977.0126 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1984.0225 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1984.0227 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1984.0226 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1984.0224 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1004.0397 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1020.0514 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EGBERHT (4)

EMC Coin 1997.8195 (N 193 (Abp Ecgberht with Alchred))

EMC Coin 1998.2097 (N 193 (Abp Ecgberht with Alchred))

EMC Coin 2004.0194 (N 193 (Abp Ecgberht with Alchred))

EMC Coin 2008.0089 (N 193 (Abp Ecgberht with Alchred))

Ecberchtus (1)

Boniface.Ep.T91 p. 206

Ecberhtus (1)

Boniface.Ep.T75 p. 156

Ecgberct (3)

Alcuin.VersEubor 1428

Annals.MooreMS 572.732

Annals.ContBedae 572.732

Ecgberctus (2)

Alcuin.VersEubor 1249

Alcuin.VersEubor 1396

Ecgberht (4)

ASC (DEF) 734 DF(OE)

ASC (DEF) 735 D

ASC (DEF) 766 DE

ASC 738 F(OE)

Ecgberht Eating (1)

ASC 738 D

Ecgbert (1)

ASC (DEF) 766 F(OE)

Ecgberth (1)

Annals.ContBedae 572.735

Ecgbertus (1)

Annals.ContBedae 576.766

Ecgbriht (2)

ASC (DEF) 734 E

ASC (DEF) 735 E

Ecgbriht Eating (1)

ASC <738> B, 738 CE

Ecgbryht Eating (1)

ASC 738 A

Ecgbyrht (1)

Æthelweard.Chron ii.15

Ecgbyrht Eating (1)

ASC 738 G

Egbertus (1)

Anon.HagiogListPhil1869

Egcberht (1)

ASC (DEF) 735 F(OE)

Egcbertus (1)

ASC 738 F(Lat.)

Etberhtus (1)

Paul.Ep.B184 p. 262

Hechbertus (2)

Anon.VitAlcuini 4

Anon.VitAlcuini 6

Personal Information (25)

intellectual (1)

WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum iii.112.2-3 (Ecgberht 7 was a repository of all the liberal arts, and he founded a splendid library at York. Alcuin 1 bears witness to it in his letter to Charlemagne 1.)

moral (6)

Alcuin.VersEubor 1253 (with kindly merits)

Alcuin.VersEubor 1256 (devoted to the cares of the poor)

Alcuin.VersEubor 1261-2 (outstanding in character, just, good-humoured and implacable against those who were evil, gentle while also severe.)

Alcuin.VersEubor 1282 (pious)

Alcuin.VersEubor 1282 (kindly)

Annals.ContBedae 576.766 (truly faithful)

piety (2)

Bede.EpEcgbertum 2 (most beloved in Christ)

Bede.EpEcgbertum 17 (most beloved in Christ)

psychological (1)

Alcuin.VersEubor 1287 (happy in his merits)

reputation (5)

Bede.EpEcgbertum 1 (most loved and reverend)

Bede.EpEcgbertum 7 (most beloved)

Bede.EpEcgbertum 9 (most beloved)

Alcuin.VersEubor 1259 (very famous)

Alcuin.VersEubor 1260 (revered by all the people)

saintly status (9)

Anon.VitAlcuini 4 (the holy father Ecgberht 7, a bishop of Christ worthy in all respects)

Bede.EpEcgbertum 2 (your holiness)

Bede.EpEcgbertum 9 (your holiness)

Bede.EpEcgbertum 11 (your holiness)

Bede.EpEcgbertum 16 (most holy)

Bede.EpEcgbertum 3 (holy father)

Bede.EpEcgbertum 9 (holy father)

Annals.ContBedae 576.766 ([he was] imbued with divine knowledge)

Boniface.Ep.T91 p. 207 (Your Holiness)

wealth (1)

Alcuin.VersEubor 1254 (rich in earthly wealth)

Office (86)

Archbishop (63)

Annals.ContBedae 572.735

Annals.ContBedae 576.766

ASC (DEF) 735 DE

ASC (DEF) 766 DEF(OE) (Archbishop in York)

ASC 738 ACDEF(OE and Lat.)G, <738> B

Paul.Ep.B184 p. 262

Boniface.Ep.T75 p. 156

Boniface.Ep.T91 p. 206

Æthelweard.Chron ii.15

NorthernAnnals.FirstSet 34

NorthernAnnals.FirstSet 45

EMC Coin 1986.1005 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1993.9466 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1986.007 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1986.0069 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1997.8192 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1997.8195 (N 193 (Abp Ecgberht with Alchred))

EMC Coin 2001.0509 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1999.1001 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 2001.051 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 2001.0132 (N 193 (Abp Ecgberht with Alchred))

EMC Coin 2001.0147 (N 193 (Abp Ecgberht with Alchred))

EMC Coin 1997.8191 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1997.0406 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 2001.0133 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 2001.0071 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 2001.0141 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 2001.0143 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 2001.0072 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1998.2097 (N 193 (Abp Ecgberht with Alchred))

EMC Coin 1998.2096 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 2001.014 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 2001.0058 (N 193 (Abp Ecgberht with Alchred))

EMC Coin 2001.0131 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1997.819 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1999.0118 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 2001.0142 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 2001.0725 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 2001.0073 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 2003.0062 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 2004.0194 (N 193 (Abp Ecgberht with Alchred))

EMC Coin 2008.0089 (N 193 (Abp Ecgberht with Alchred))

EMC Coin 2009.008 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1983.0113 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1983.0115 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1984.0205 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1977.0067 (N 193 (Abp Ecgberht with Alchred))

EMC Coin 1984.0228 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1984.0206 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1984.0223 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1984.0254 (N 193 (Abp Ecgberht with Alchred))

EMC Coin 1984.0222 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1984.0221 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1977.0126 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1984.0225 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1984.0227 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1984.0226 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1984.0224 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1002.0276 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1004.0398 (N 193 (Abp Ecgberht with Alchred))

EMC Coin 1004.0397 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1050.0033 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

EMC Coin 1020.0514 (N 192 (Abp Ecgberht with Eadberht))

Bishop (22)

Anon.HagiogListPhil1869 268 (24 April)

Anon.VitAlcuini 4

Bede.EpEcgbertum 1

Bede.EpEcgbertum 2

Bede.EpEcgbertum 7

Bede.EpEcgbertum 9

Bede.EpEcgbertum 16

Bede.EpEcgbertum 17

Alcuin.VersEubor 1250

Alcuin.VersEubor 1428

Alcuin.VersEubor 1259

Annals.MooreMS 572.732 (Bishop of York)

Annals.ContBedae 572.732 (Bishop of York)

Annals.ContBedae 572.735

Annals.ContBedae 576.766

ASC (DEF) 766 DE

ASC (DEF) 734 DEF(OE)

Anon.EpisList1 (bishop of York)

Anon.EpisList2 (bishop of the church of York)

Anon.EpisList3 (bishop of the church of York)

Anon.EpisList4 (bishop of Ripon)

WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum iii.112.1

Occupation (5)

Pupil (1)

Anon.VitAlcuini 4

Teacher (4)

Anon.VitAlcuini 4

Anon.VitAlcuini 6

Anon.VitAlcuini 11

Alcuin.VersEubor 1260

Status (2)

Noble (1)

Alcuin.VersEubor 1251-2

Royal stock (1)

Annals.ContBedae 576.766

Personal Relationship (21)

Ecgberht 7 Brother (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (4)

of Eadberht 11: Alcuin.VersEubor 1283

of Eadberht 11: ASC 738 ACDEF(OE and Lat.)G, <738> B

of Eadberht 11: Æthelweard.Chron ii.15

of Eadberht 11: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum iii.112.1

~ Brother (Consanguineal kinship) of Ecgberht 7 (1)

Eadberht 11: of Ecgberht 7: Alcuin.VersEubor 1273

Ecgberht 7 Brother (Honorific kinship) of ~ (3)

of Paul 1: Paul.Ep.B184 p. 262

of Boniface 5: Boniface.Ep.T75 p. 157

of Boniface 5: Boniface.Ep.T91

Ecgberht 7 Brotherly affection (General relationship) of ~ (1)

of Bede 1: Bede.EpEcgbertum 1

~ Companion (General relationship) of Ecgberht 7 (1)

Æthelberht 8: of Ecgberht 7: Alcuin.VersEubor 1428

Ecgberht 7 Father (Honorific kinship) of ~ (1)

of Alcuin 1: Anon.VitAlcuini 6

Ecgberht 7 Friend (General relationship) of ~ (2)

of Boniface 5: Boniface.Ep.T75 p. 157

of Boniface 5: Boniface.Ep.T91 p. 206

~ Helper (General relationship) of Ecgberht 7 (1)

Ceolwulf 3: of Ecgberht 7: Bede.EpEcgbertum 9

Ecgberht 7 Kinsman (Generic kinship) of ~ (1)

of Ceolwulf 3: Bede.EpEcgbertum 9

~ Kinsman (Generic kinship) of Ecgberht 7 (1)

Æthelberht 8: of Ecgberht 7: Alcuin.VersEubor 1429

Ecgberht 7 Son (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (1)

of Eata 3: ASC 738 ACDEF(OE and Lat.)G, <738> B

Ecgberht 7 Successor (General relationship) of ~ (3)

of Wilfrid 4: Alcuin.VersEubor 1249

of Wilfrid 4: Annals.MooreMS 572.732

of Wilfrid 4: Annals.ContBedae 572.732

~ Successor (General relationship) of Ecgberht 7 (1)

Æthelberht 8: of Ecgberht 7: Alcuin.VersEubor 1396-7

Event (41)

Advice/counsel (1)

Boniface 5.second letter to Ecgberht 7: Boniface 5 wrote to Ecgberht 7 thanking for the books and gifts he had sent. Boniface 5 also asked him to send Bede 1's homilies and his commentary on the Proverbs of Solomon. He also asked for Ecgberht 7's advice regarding procedure against immoral priests.: Boniface.Ep.T91 pp. 206-8 ([747] x [754])

Affection (1)

Ecgberht 7.affection for his pupils (Anonymi 510): Ecgberht 7 loved his pupils (Anonymi 510), especially Alcuin 1.: Anon.VitAlcuini 5

Alms-giving (1)

Ecgberht 7.generosity to poor (Anonymi 1119): Ecgberht 7 gave his wealth to the poor.: Alcuin.VersEubor 1254-8

Appointment - ecclesiastical (2)

Bede 1.letter to Ecgberht 7: Bede 1 wrote to Ecgberht 7 to exhort him to appoint several assistants in his work, by ordaining priests and instituting teachers. He also lamented the state of the Northumbrian church and the monastic life and recommended Ecgberht 7 he should appoint more bishops in his large diocese.: Bede.EpEcgbertum 1-12 ([734])

Æthelberht 8.appointment as teacher in York: Ecgberht 7 appointed Æthelberht 8 as a teacher in York.: Alcuin.VersEubor 1431

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

Ecgberht 7.confirmation as archbishop: Ecgberht 7 was confirmed as archbishop, the first since Paulinus 1.: Annals.ContBedae 572.735 (735)

Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of bishop (6)

Ecgberht 7.appointed bishop of York: Ecgberht 7 was made bishop of York in place of Wilfrid 4.: Annals.ContBedae 572.732 (732)

Ecgberht 7.consecration of Frithuberht 1 and Frithuwald 5: Ecgberht 7 consecrated Frithuberht 1 and Frithuwald 5 as bishops.: Annals.ContBedae 572.735 (735)

Ecgberht 7.episcopal consecration: [Here] Ecgberht 7 was consecrated as bishop.: ASC (DEF) 735 DEF(OE) (732)

Ecgberht 7.succession to Wilfrid 4 as bishop: Wilfrid 4 handed over his episcopal see to Ecgberht 7.: Alcuin.VersEubor 1248-50

Wilfrid 4.expulsion from see: Ecgberht 7 was made bishop of York in place of Wilfrid 4.: Annals.MooreMS 572.732 (732)

Æthelberht 8.succession to Ecgberht 7 as bishop: Æthelberht 8 succeeded Ecgberht 7 as bishop.: Alcuin.VersEubor 1396-7

Blessing (2)

Ecgberht 7.affection for his pupils (Anonymi 510): Ecgberht 7 loved his pupils (Anonymi 510), especially Alcuin 1.: Anon.VitAlcuini 5

Ecgberht 7.blessing on his pupils (Anonymi 510) before they retired to bed: After celebrating compline none of his pupils (Anonymi 510) ever dared go to bed without Ecgberht 7's blessing on his head.: Anon.VitAlcuini 5

Book circulating/making/reading/translating/writing (4)

Boniface 5.letter to Ecgberht 7: Boniface 5 wrote to Ecgberht 7 asking him to read the letter he was sending to Æthelbald 4 and amend it if necessary. He also asked Ecgberht 7 to send him some works of Bede 1. Boniface 5 was sending him copies of letters by Gregory 1 together with a corporal-cloth and a towel.: Boniface.Ep.T75 pp. 156-8 ([746] x [747])

Ecgberht 7.sending books and gifts to Boniface 5: he received gifts and books from Archbishop Ecgberht: Boniface.Ep.T75

Ecgberht 7.sending gifts and books to Boniface 5: He received from Ecgberht 7 gifts and books: Boniface.Ep.T91 p. 207

Burial (4)

Eadberht 11-Ecgberht 7.burial: They both [sc. Eadberht 11 and Ecgberht 7] then [sc. at the time of writing] rested in the city of York under the roof of one porticus.: Æthelweard.Chron ii.15

Ecgberht 7-Eadberht 11.burial: Ecgberht 7 and Eadberht 11 were buried in peace.: Alcuin.VersEubor 1287

Ecgberht 7-Eadberht 11.resting place: [Ecgberht 7] was buried with his brother [Eadberht 11] in the same porticus at York, after thirty-six years as bishop. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum iii.112.3

Ecgberht 7.burial: Burial ... of Ecgberht 7.: Anon.HagiogListPhil1869 268 (24 April)

Correspondence (5)

Boniface 5.sending letters of Gregory Ecgberht 7: Boniface 5 sent him letters of Gregory the Great: Boniface.Ep.T75 p. 158 ([746] x [747])

Paul 1.letter to Eadberht 11 and Ecgberht 7: Paul 1 wrote to Eadberht 11 urging the restoration of the three monasteries taken from Forthred 2 by the Eadberht 11.: Paul.Ep.B184 pp. 262-4 (757 x 758)

Death/dying (1)

Ecgberht 7.death: In 766 Ecgberht 7, archbishop of York, died on 19 November in the thirty-fourth year of his episcopate. : NorthernAnnals.FirstSet 45 (766)

Deposition of bishop (1)

Wilfrid 4.expulsion from see: Ecgberht 7 was made bishop of York in place of Wilfrid 4.: Annals.ContBedae 572.732 (732)

Education/teaching (2)

Bede 1.staying at Ecgberht 7’s minster: Bede 1 stayed with Ecgberht 7, at the latter's minster for the sake of study: Bede.EpEcgbertum 1 ([733])

Ecgberht 7.teaching of Anonymi 510: From daylight until about the sixth and often the ninth hour, Ecgberht 7 would teach his pupils (Anonymi 510).: Anon.VitAlcuini 4

Episcopal see, acquisition/institution/division/merge (1)

Ecgberht 7.ecclesiastical duties: Ecgberht 7 ruled the church for thirty-two years.: Alcuin.VersEubor 1285

Grant and Gift (6)

Boniface 5.sending gift to Ecgberht 7: Boniface 5 sent him a corporal-cloth and a towel for drying the feet of the servants of God: Boniface.Ep.T75 p. 158

Boniface 5.sending letters of Gregory Ecgberht 7: Boniface 5 sent him letters of Gregory the Great: Boniface.Ep.T75 p. 158 ([746] x [747])

Ecgberht 7.sending books and gifts to Boniface 5: he received gifts and books from Archbishop Ecgberht: Boniface.Ep.T75

Ecgberht 7.sending gifts and books to Boniface 5: He received from Ecgberht 7 gifts and books: Boniface.Ep.T91 p. 207

Pallium-despatch/receipt/request (4)

Ecgberht 7.receipt of pallium: Ecgberht 7, bishop of York, received the pallium from the apostolic see and was established in the archiepiscopate of the race of the Northumbrians, the first after Paulinus 1.: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet 34 (735)

Ecgberht 7.receipt of pallium from pope (Gregory 3): Ecgberht 7 received the pallium from the pope (Gregory 3).: Alcuin.VersEubor 1280

Ecgberht 7.reception of pallium: Here Ecgberht 7 received the pallium from Rome.: ASC (DEF) 735 DEF(OE) (735)

Ecgberht 7.reception of the pallium: Ecgberht 7 received the pallium from the apostolic see.: Annals.ContBedae 572.735 (735)

Pastoral activities/preaching (1)

Ecgberht 7.ecclesiastical duties: Ecgberht 7 ruled the church for thirty-two years.: Alcuin.VersEubor 1285

Praying (2)

Alcuin 1. prayer while at Tours: Alcuin 1 poured forth most secret prayer daily.: Anon.VitAlcuini 11

Ecgberht 7.prayer: Ecgberht 7 used pray twice a day.: Anon.VitAlcuini 5

Religious practice (1)

Request (3)

Resigning of episcopal office (1)

Ecgberht 7.succession to Wilfrid 4 as bishop: Wilfrid 4 handed over his episcopal see to Ecgberht 7.: Alcuin.VersEubor 1248-50

Restoration of land/property (1)

Paul 1.letter to Eadberht 11 and Ecgberht 7: Paul 1 wrote to Eadberht 11 urging the restoration of the three monasteries taken from Forthred 2 by the Eadberht 11.: Paul.Ep.B184 pp. 262-4 (757 x 758)

Retirement (1)

Ecgberht 7.succession to Wilfrid 4 as bishop: Wilfrid 4 handed over his episcopal see to Ecgberht 7.: Alcuin.VersEubor 1248-50

Visit (1)

Bede 1.staying at Ecgberht 7’s minster: Bede 1 stayed with Ecgberht 7, at the latter's minster for the sake of study: Bede.EpEcgbertum 1 ([733])

Factoids linked indirectly to Ecgberht 7 (4)

Education (1)

Alcuin 1: Alcuin 1 was handed over to Ecgberht 7, who began gradually to reveal his secrets quite secretly to him.: Anon.VitAlcuini 4

Authorship (1)

Paul 1:

Author of a letter to Eadberht 11 and Ecgberht 7 (Letter): Paul.Ep.B184 pp. 262-4

Occupation (1)

Teacher of Ecgberht 7 (1)

Bede 1: Anon.VitAlcuini 4

Status (1)

Puer of Ecgberht 7 (1)

Æthelberht 8: Alcuin.VersEubor 1420

Ecgberht 7 (Male) Bishop and archbishop of York; bishop ?732–735, archbishop, 735–766 e/m viii

Factoid List

Ecgberht 7 (Male) Bishop and archbishop of York; bishop ?732–735, archbishop, 735–766
e/m viii