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Eorcenwald

d. c. 693 · 7th century · Also known as Saint Erkenwald, Erkenwald

Eorcenwald was Bishop of London from 675 until his death around 693 and a founder of monasteries in south-east England. Before becoming bishop he founded Chertsey Abbey and, for his sister Æthelburh, Barking Abbey. He was venerated as a saint, and his shrine in old St Paul's Cathedral was a major place of pilgrimage in the Middle Ages.

Eorcenwald
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Kingdom of Surrey

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Eorcenwald. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/eorcenwald
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