Ceolwulf of Northumbria

Ceolwulf
King of Northumbria
Reign729–737
PredecessorOscric
SuccessorEadberht
Born7th Century
Died765
Burial
HouseIdings
FatherCuthwine

Ceolwulf of Northumbria
King, Monk
Venerated inCatholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Anglican Communion
Feast15 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.