Edmund | |
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Bishop of Durham | |
Appointed | 1020 |
Term ended | 1041 |
Predecessor | Aldhun |
Successor | Eadred |
Other post(s) | monk |
Personal details | |
Died | 1041 Gloucester |
Edmund (or Eadmund; died 1041) was Bishop of Durham from 1021 to 1041.[1]
Symeon of Durham relates the story that Edmund was a monk of Durham Cathedral, and that he was chosen as bishop because a strange voice that came from the tomb of Saint Cuthbert insisted that Edmund be selected as the next bishop.[2] His election was confirmed by King Cnut of England.[3] Edmund died while visiting the English royal court at Gloucester in 1041.[2]