Grimketel

Grimketel
Bishop of Selsey
Appointedc. 1039
Term ended1047
PredecessorÆthelric I
SuccessorHeca
Personal details
Died1047[a]
BuriedChrist Church Priory Canterbury
DenominationChristian

Grimketel[b] (died 1047) was an English clergyman[c] who went to Norway as a missionary and was partly responsible for the conversion of Norway to Christianity. He initiated the beatification of Saint Olaf.[d] On his return to England he became Bishop of Selsey and also for a time Bishop of Elmham. He was accused, by some, of being guilty of simony.


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  1. ^ Heron-Allen Selsey Bill Historic and Prehistoric p. 125
  2. ^ Armfelt "Ancient See of Trondhjem" Catholic Encyclopedia
  3. ^ Delehaye "Canonization" Encyclopædia Britannica pp. 192–193
  4. ^ Lindow "St Olaf and the Skalds" Sanctity in the North p. 106