Ceolwulf | |
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King of Northumbria | |
Reign | 729–737 |
Predecessor | Oscric |
Successor | Eadberht |
Born | 7th Century |
Died | 765 |
Burial | |
House | Idings |
Father | Cuthwine |
Ceolwulf of Northumbria | |
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King, Monk | |
Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion |
Feast | 15 January |
Saint Ceolwulf was King of Northumbria from 729 until 737, except for a short period in 731 or 732 when he was briefly deposed and then restored to power. Ceolwulf ultimately abdicated and entered the monastery at Lindisfarne. He was the "most glorious king" to whom Bede dedicated his Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum.