Saint Ceolfrid | |
|---|---|
 Remains of St Paul's Monastery, Jarrow, where Ceolfrid was Abbot. | |
| Born | 642 |
| Died | 716 monastery of Langres in Burgundy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 25 September |
Saint Ceolfrid (or Ceolfrith, Old English: [ˈtʃeːolfriθ]; also Geoffrey, c. 642 – 716) was an Anglo-Saxon Christian abbot and saint. He is best known as the warden of Bede from the age of seven until his death in 716. He was the Abbot of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey, and a major contributor to the project to produce the Codex Amiatinus Bible. He died in Burgundy while en route to deliver a copy of the codex to Pope Gregory II in Rome.[1]
- ^ George Elphege Hind (1908). "St. Ceolfrid". In Catholic Encyclopedia. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company.