Aldhun of Durham

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Aldhun of Durham was an early medieval English bishop who oversaw the transfer of the Northumbrian see from Chester-le-Street to Durham and helped establish Durham as a major ecclesiastical center.

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Aldhun of Durham canonical 1

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bishop ⓘ
human ⓘ
medieval English bishop ⓘ
associatedWith Saint Cuthbert ⓘ
basedIn Chester-le-Street ⓘ
Durham ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasTitle Bishop ⓘ
jurisdiction Diocese of Durham ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Old English ⓘ
movement translation of the see from Chester-le-Street to Durham ⓘ
notableEvent foundation of the church that became Durham Cathedral ⓘ
oversaw the transfer of the episcopal seat to Durham ⓘ
notableFor establishing Durham as a major ecclesiastical centre ⓘ
moving the Northumbrian episcopal see from Chester-le-Street to Durham ⓘ
strengthening the cult of Saint Cuthbert at Durham ⓘ
occupation clergyman ⓘ
prelate ⓘ
officeContested Northumbrian see ⓘ
linked to: Northumbria
partOf Anglo-Saxon church hierarchy ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of Durham ⓘ
Bishop of Lindisfarne ⓘ
region Northumbria ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity ⓘ
residence Chester-le-Street ⓘ
Durham ⓘ
seeAlso Chester-le-Street ⓘ
Diocese of Durham ⓘ
Durham Cathedral ⓘ
timePeriod early 11th century ⓘ
early Middle Ages ⓘ
late 10th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bishop of Durham → firstHolder → Aldhun of Durham ⓘ