Tatwine


Tatwine
Archbishop of Canterbury
Riddles of Tatwine, London, British Library, Royal MA 12 c xxiii folio 121v, showing Tatwine's riddles on philosophy and on faith, hope, and charity following on from the riddles of Eusebius
Appointed731
Term ended30 July 734
PredecessorBerhtwald
SuccessorNothhelm
Other post(s)Abbot of Breedon-on-the-Hill
Orders
Consecration10 June 731
Personal details
Bornc. 670
Died30 July 734
Sainthood
Feast day30 July
Venerated in
CanonizedPre-Congregation

Tatwine[a] (c. 670 – 30 July 734) was the tenth Archbishop of Canterbury from 731 to 734. Prior to becoming archbishop, he was a monk and abbot of a Benedictine monastery. Besides his ecclesiastical career, Tatwine was a writer, and riddles he composed survive. Another work he composed was on the grammar of the Latin language, which was aimed at advanced students of that language. He was subsequently considered a saint.

  1. ^ a b Farmer Oxford Dictionary of Saints pp. 492–493
  2. ^ Hutchison-Hall Orthodox Saints of the British Isles p. 81


Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).