Descended from the noblest stock of Northumbria, as a young man he led the life of a soldier in the army of King Egfrid, the son of Oswy.[2]
When Eosterwine was twenty-four years old, he gave up the soldier's profession to become a monk in the monastery of Wearmouth, which was ruled by his cousin, Benedict Biscop. Here he followed the regular observance, taking his full share in the menial tasks. He was ordained priest in the year 679, and in 682 St. Benedict appointed him abbot of Wearmouth as coadjutor to himself.[3]
As superior "when he was compelled to reprove a fault, it was done with such tender sadness that the culprit felt himself incapable of any new offence which should bring a cloud over the benign brightness of that beloved face". In the year 686 a deadly pestilence overspread the country; it attacked the community at Wearmouth and the youthful abbot was one of its victims. He bade farewell to all, the day before he died on 7 March 686 at the age of 36 while the community was at Matins.[3] He was subsequently revered as a saint. Saint Benedict was absent in Rome at the time of his death and Sigfried was chosen by the monks as his successor. Eosterwine is not known to have been the author of any works.
^Hunter-Blair, Oswald. "Wearmouth Abbey." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 8 December 2021 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^Baedae Opera Historica, (C. Plummer, ed.), (1956), i. 364–404; ii. 355–77
^ ab"Eosterwine", The Oxford Dictionary of Saints 5th rev ed. (David Farmer, ed.) OUP, 2011, ISBN9780199596607
^Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Wearmouth Abbey". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
eosterwine, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 2013,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Eosterwine news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Eosterwine or Easterwine 650 7 March 686 was the second Abbot of Wearmouth Sunderland in Northumbria England 1 Descended from the noblest stock of Northumbria as a young man he led the life of a soldier in the army of King Egfrid the son of Oswy 2 When Eosterwine was twenty four years old he gave up the soldier s profession to become a monk in the monastery of Wearmouth which was ruled by his cousin Benedict Biscop Here he followed the regular observance taking his full share in the menial tasks He was ordained priest in the year 679 and in 682 St Benedict appointed him abbot of Wearmouth as coadjutor to himself 3 As superior when he was compelled to reprove a fault it was done with such tender sadness that the culprit felt himself incapable of any new offence which should bring a cloud over the benign brightness of that beloved face In the year 686 a deadly pestilence overspread the country it attacked the community at Wearmouth and the youthful abbot was one of its victims He bade farewell to all the day before he died on 7 March 686 at the age of 36 while the community was at Matins 3 He was subsequently revered as a saint Saint Benedict was absent in Rome at the time of his death and Sigfried was chosen by the monks as his successor Eosterwine is not known to have been the author of any works His feast day is 7 March 4 References edit Hunter Blair Oswald Wearmouth Abbey The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol 15 New York Robert Appleton Company 1912 8 December 2021 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Baedae Opera Historica C Plummer ed 1956 i 364 404 ii 355 77 a b Eosterwine The Oxford Dictionary of Saints 5th rev ed David Farmer ed OUP 2011 ISBN 9780199596607 Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Herbermann Charles ed 1913 Wearmouth Abbey Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company External links editEosterwine 1 at Prosopography of Anglo Saxon EnglandReligious titlesPreceded byBenedict Biscop Abbot of Monkwearmouth682 686 Succeeded bySigfrith Portals nbsp Saints nbsp Biography nbsp Christianity nbsp England Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eosterwine amp oldid 1168765439, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
