Edmund of Durham

Edmund
Bishop of Durham
Appointed1020
Term ended1041
PredecessorAldhun
SuccessorEadred
Other post(s)monk
Personal details
Died1041
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]

  1. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 216
  2. ^ a b Fletcher Bloodfeud pp. 136–137
  3. ^ Lawson Cnut p. 137