Aldhelm 3 (Male) Abbot of Malmesbury; bishop of Sherborne, 706-709x710
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Notes: BDDAB, p. 39-40; BEASE, pp. 25-7; CDNB 1:31; DMA 1:144; DNB 1:245-7 = 1:245-7; Fletcher, pp. 65-7; MEE, pp. 15-17; Michael Lapidge, ?Aldhelm [St Aldhelm] (d. 709/10)?, ODNB.

Factoid List

Recorded Name (52)
... Cassem priscum cum nomine/Comptum ... (1)
 Ęthelwald.CarmRhythm  iv.15-16
... Cassis ... Prisci ... (1)
 Ęthelwald.CarmRhythm  iv.51-2
... Ealdelmi (1)
 B.EpS21  p. 388
Aldelm (7)
 S71   
 S234   
 S235   
 S241   
 S1169   
 S1170   
 ASC  709 DEF(OE)G
Aldelmus (5)
 S242   
 S1175   
 S1176   
 ASC  709 F(Lat.)
 Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.11
Aldhe... (1)
 Sergius.Ep.B106   
Aldhelm (14)
 Bede.HE  v.18
 S45   
 S73   
 S227   
 S230   
 S236   
 S237   
 S1166   
 S243   
 S245   
 S256   
 ASC  709 AD, <708/9> B
 Sergius.Ep.B105   
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 16v.10.i
Aldhelmus (17)
 Aldhelm.EpArcic  Inscrip.
 Aldhelm.CarmRhythm   
 S246   
 S248   
 S1251a   
 Aldhelm.Ep  1.Inscrip.
 Aldhelm.Ep  2.Inscrip
 Aldhelm.Ep  3.Inscrip
 Aldhelm.Ep  4.Inscrip
 Aldhelm.Ep  5.Inscrip
 Aldhelm.Ep  6 (8).Inscrip
 Aldhelm.Ep  8 (11)
 Aldhelm.Ep  10 (13).Inscrip
 Ęthelwald.Ep  II (7).Inscrip.
 Cellanus.Ep  III (9)
 Aldhelm.ProsVirg  Praef.
 Milred.Sylloge  L5
Althelmus (3)
 Alcuin.VersEubor  1547
 PsAldhelm.EpitTract  Inscrip.
 Ęthelwald.CarmRhythm  iv.59
Ealdhelm (2)
 ASC  708 C
 Sergius.Ep.B106   
Personal Information (25)
ethnicity (2)
 Aldhelm.Ep  7 (10) (borne of Saxon stock)
 WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.188.1 (was sprung of Saxon stock; there is no doubt of his family's high nobility.)
intellectual (4)
 Aldhelm.Ep  7 (10) (such a unimportant man)
 Anon.EpAldhelmo  I (6) (very wise)
 Anon.EpAldhelmo  I (6) (outstanding in intelligence and Roman eloquence and the various flowers of letters)
 WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.195.1 (Bede 1 brought the praises of Aldhelm 3's literary achievement to a climax; he listed his books and emphasised his many-sided learning.)
language competence (1)
 Cellanus.Ep  III (9) (the report filled with praise of your Latinity ... the brilliant beauty of your Roman style ...)
moral (5)
 Aldhelm.Ep  1.Inscrip (humble)
 Aldhelm.Ep  2.Inscrip (humble)
 Aldhelm.Ep  3.Inscrip (humble)
 Aldhelm.Ep  6 (8).Inscrip (humble)
 Ęthelwald.Ep  II (7).Inscript. (most holy)
other (2)
 Aldhelm.EpArcic  142 (p. 202) (one [sc. Aldhelm 3] placed amongst so many great tumultuous uproars in secular matters and weighed down by the ecclesiastical concern for pastoral care)
 Aldhelm.ProsVirg  59 (weighed down by the heavy burden of pastoral care, the weight of worldly business and ... the demanding responsibility of ecclesiastical business.)
physical (1)
 WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.218.5 (was a tall man)
piety (1)
 S1245    (he spent his life [to 675] nourished in the bosom of Holy Mother Church)
psychological (1)
 Aldhelm.Ep  2 (our insignificance has been up to now stirred by enflamed desire for your fellowship)
religion (1)
 Aldhelm.ProsVirg  Praef. (slothful cross-worshipper of Christ and humble servant-boy of the Church)
reputation (1)
 Ęthelwald.CarmRhythm  iv.60 (most famous)
saintly status (4)
 Anon.EpAldhelmo  I (6) (holy)
 Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.11 (blessed)
 S1038    ()
 RestingPlaces  II.41 (saint)
stated health (1)
 Aldhelm.Ep  2 (by the condition of bodily fragility enflaming heat to the very marrow our limbs, which were wasting away)
wealth (1)
 Aldhelm.CarmVirg  Praef.35 (poor)
Education (12)
 fully instructed in ecclesiastical matters and in the knowledge of the Scriptures: Bede.HE  v.18
 He was a student of Archbishop Theodore 1: S230   
 in which place [Malmesbury] he was educated from his early childhood and from his earliest training in the study of the liberal arts: S1245   
 Aldhelm 3 had studied Roman law, metrics, computation (including fractions), the zodiac, astrology and the reckonings of the horoscope: Aldhelm.Ep  1 (pp. 476-8)
 After studying the first elements of education with Hadrian 2, he did so again until illness forced his departure from Kent; that and other matters prevented his return.: Aldhelm.Ep  2
 wisdom ... imbued with nearly all the praiseworthy writings both of secular literature and of spiritual volumes: Ęthelwald.Ep  II (7)
 outstanding in Roman eloquence and in the various flowers of literature, even those following the custom of the Greeks: Anon.EpAldhelmo  I (6)
 Aldhelm 3 had been educated by a holy man (Anonymous 797) from the writer's people.: Anon.EpAldhelmo  I (6)
 enriched by learned studies: Cellanus.Ep  III (9)
 a panegyrical report of your Latinity ... on account of the pure beauty of Roman speech ...: Cellanus.Ep  III (9)
 Aldhelm 3 was sent to school to Hadrian 2; as a child he became adept in both Greek and Latin.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.189.1
 Hadrian 2 educated Aldhelm 3 in liberal arts.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.189.3-4
Authorship (39)
 Author of a letter to Geraint 1 (Letter): Bede.HE  v.18
 Author of On Virginity (Tract): Bede.HE  v.18
 Author of writings: Alcuin.VersEubor  1547
 Author of Epistula ad Acircium (Treatise): Aldhelm.EpArcic  4 (p. 74)
 Author of Epistula ad Arcicium (Treatise): Aldhelm.EpArcic  5
 Author of De metris ('On Metres') (Treatise): Aldhelm.EpArcic  6
 Author of Enigmata ('Riddles') (Poem): Aldhelm.EpArcic  7
 Author of De metris ('On Metres') (Treatise): Aldhelm.EpArcic  8
 Author of Epistula ad Arcicium (Treatise): Aldhelm.EpArcic  142 (p. 201)
 Author of Epistula ad Adcircium (Treatise): Aldhelm.EpArcic  142 (p. 202)
 Author of a poem in the form of a hymn (Poem): Aldhelm.CarmRhythm  5
 Author of a poem (Poem): Aldhelm.CarmRhythm  201
 Alleged author of a treatise on the number seven (Treatise): PsAldhelm.EpitTract  Inscrip.
 Author of a letter to Leuthhere 2] (Letter): Aldhelm.Ep  1
 Author of a letter to Hadrian 2 (Letter): Aldhelm.Ep  2
 Author of a letter to Wihtfrith 1 (Letter): Aldhelm.Ep  3
 Author of a letter to Geraint 1 (Letter): Aldhelm.Ep  4 (p. 481)
 Author of a letter to Heahfrith 1 (Letter): Aldhelm.Ep  5
 Author of a letter to Sigegyth 1 (Letter): Aldhelm.Ep  6 (8)
 Author of a letter [to Cellanus 1] (Letter): Aldhelm.Ep  7 (10)
 Author of a letter to Ęthelwald 17 (Letter): Aldhelm.Ep  8 (11)
 Author of a letter to Wilfrid 2's abbots (Anonymi 2005) (Letter): Aldhelm.Ep  9 (12)
 Author of a letter to Winberht 1 (Letter): Aldhelm.Ep  10 (13)
 Author of writings: Cellanus.Ep  III (9)
 Author of works both in prose and in verse: Lull.Ep.T71   
 Author of The Prose De uirginitate ('On Virginity') (Tract): Aldhelm.ProsVirg  59
 Author of De Virginitate ('On Virginity'): B.EpS21  p. 388
 Author of works: Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.11
 Author of an epigram concerning the Church of SS. Peter and Paul (Poem): Milred.Sylloge  L5
 Aldhelm 3 wrote a book in praise of virgins, which was sent to Hildelith 1. (Treatise): WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.73.13
 Author of a letter to Wihtfrith 1, in which he also referrs to the etymology of his name: "old helmet". (Letter): WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.188.1; 214
 Author of a letter to Hadrian 2 (Letter): WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.189.4-8
 Author of a letter to Ęthelwald 17 (letter 8). (Letter): WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.193
 Author of a letter to Hędde 2. (Letter): WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.195.2-7
 Author of The Prose De uirginitate ('On Virginity') (Treatise): WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.196.2
 Author of Carmen de uirginitate. (Poem): WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.196.2
 Author of Enigmata ('Riddles') (Poem): WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.196.2
 Author of a book under many headings, addressed, as Bede 1 informs, to one Aldfrith 1, king of the Northumbrians. (Poem): WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.196.4-5
 Author of a letter to Winberht 1, to solicit his patronage in his dealings with Cędwalla 1. (Letter): WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.210.2-211
Office (54)
Abbot (28)
 Bede.HE  v.18
 S45   
 S71   
 S73   
 S227   
 S230   
 S234   
 S235   
 S236   
 S237   
 S241   
 S1166   
 S1169   
 S1170   
 S242   
 S243   
 S256   
 S1251a    (abbot of Malmesbury)
 S1251a    (abbot of Frome)
 S1251a    (abbot of Bradford on Avon)
 Sergius.Ep.B106   
 Sergius.Ep.B105   
 Aldhelm.Ep  4.Inscrip (performing the office of abbot without the evidence of merits)
 Aldhelm.Ep  6 (8).Inscrip (humbly acting with the unworthy title of abbot)
 Ęthelwald.Ep  II(7).Inscrip. (most holy abbot)
 Cellanus.Ep  III (9)
 S1038   
 WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.200
Bishop (23)
 Bede.HE  v.18
 Bede.HE  v.18
 S79   
 S245   
 S246   
 S248   
 S1175   
 S1176   
 S1251a   
 ASC  709 ADEF(OE and Lat.)G, <708/9> B, 708 C (Bishop West of the Wood)
 Aldhelm.Ep  8 (11).Inscrip (humblest of the servants of God)
 Aldhelm.Ep  10 (13).Inscrip (servant of the servants of God)
 Lull.Ep.T71   
 S797   
 Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.11 (Bishop of the province commonly called Selwood.)
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 16v.10.i (Bishop of the Church of Sherborne)
 Anon.EpisList1    (bishop of the church of Sherborne)
 Anon.EpisList2    (bishop of the church of Sherborne)
 Anon.EpisList3    (bishop of the church of Sherborne)
 Anon.EpisList4    (bishop of the church of Sherborne)
 Anon.EpisList5    (bishop of the church of Sherborne)
 WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.11
 WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.79.2
Priest (3)
 Bede.HE  v.18
 S1245   
 WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.189.5
Occupation (6)
(1)
 S1169   
Monk (4)
 Aldhelm.EpArcic  Inscrip.
 Aldhelm.Ep  2.Inscrip
 Aldhelm.Ep  3.Inscrip
 Aldhelm.Ep  5 (p. 489)
Poet (1)
 Aldhelm.ProsVirg  55
Status (3)
Dominus (2)
 Anon.EpAldhelmo  I (6)
 Cellanus.Ep  III (9)
Slave (1)
 Aldhelm.Ep  1.Inscrip.
Personal Relationship (31)
~ Brother (Honorific kinship) of Aldhelm 3 (3)
 Aldfrith 1: of Aldhelm 3: Aldhelm.EpArcic  4 (p. 75)
 Geraint 1: of Aldhelm 3: Aldhelm.Ep  4 (p. 485)
 Cellanus 1: of Aldhelm 3: Aldhelm.Ep  7 (10)
~ Companion (General relationship) of Aldhelm 3 (1)
 Anonymi 1200: of Aldhelm 3: Aldhelm.ProsVirg  1
~ Father (Honorific kinship) of Aldhelm 3 (1)
 Leuthhere 2: of Aldhelm 3: Aldhelm.Ep  1 (p. 478)
Aldhelm 3 Foster-father (Quasi-kinship) of ~ (2)
 of Ęthelwald 17: Ęthelwald.Ep  II (7)
 of Ęthelwald 17: Ęthelwald.Ep  II (7)
~ Foster-father (Quasi-kinship) of Aldhelm 3 (1)
 Hadrian 2: of Aldhelm 3: Aldhelm.Ep  2.Inscrip
Aldhelm 3 Foster-son/child (Quasi-kinship) of ~ (1)
 of Hadrian 2: Aldhelm.Ep  2.Inscrip
~ Foster-son/child (Quasi-kinship) of Aldhelm 3 (2)
 Ęthelwald 17: of Aldhelm 3: Ęthelwald.Ep  II (7).Inscrip.
 Ęthelwald 17: of Aldhelm 3: Ęthelwald.Ep  II (7)
Aldhelm 3 Friend (General relationship) of ~ (1)
 of Geraint 1: Aldhelm.Ep  4.Inscrip
Aldhelm 3 Godfather (Ritual kinship) of ~ (4)
 of Aldfrith 1: Aldhelm.EpArcic  Inscrip.
 of Aldfrith 1: Aldhelm.EpArcic  5
 of Aldfrith 1: Aldhelm.EpArcic  5
 of Aldfrith 1: Aldhelm.EpArcic  142 (p. 203)
Aldhelm 3 Godson (Ritual kinship) of ~ (2)
 of Aldhelm 3: Aldhelm.EpArcic  142 (p. 201)
 of Aldhelm 3: Aldhelm.EpArcic  142 (p. 201)
~ Godson (Ritual kinship) of Aldhelm 3 (2)
 Aldfrith 1: of Aldhelm 3: Aldhelm.EpArcic  Inscrip.
 Aldfrith 1: of Aldhelm 3: Aldhelm.EpArcic  5 (p. 75)
~ Kinswoman (Generic kinship) of Aldhelm 3 (1)
 Osburg 1: of Aldhelm 3: Aldhelm.ProsVirg  Praef.
~ Nephew (Consanguineal kinship) of Aldhelm 3 (1)
 Aldhelm 5: of Aldhelm 3: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.233
Aldhelm 3 Nephew, brother’s son (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (1)
 of Ine 1: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.188.3
~ Patron (General relationship) of Aldhelm 3 (1)
 Leuthhere 2: of Aldhelm 3: Aldhelm.Ep  1.Inscrip
~ Propinquus (Consanguineal kinship) of Aldhelm 3 (1)
 Ęthelstan 18: of Aldhelm 3: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.246.1
~ Pupil (General relationship) of Aldhelm 3 (1)
 Ęthelwald 17: of Aldhelm 3: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.193.1
Aldhelm 3 Son (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (1)
 of Kenten 1: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.188.3-4
~ Son (Honorific kinship) of Aldhelm 3 (2)
 Oswald 1: of Aldhelm 3: PsAldhelm.EpitTract  line 1
 Ęthelwald 17: of Aldhelm 3: Aldhelm.Ep  8 (11).Inscrip
Aldhelm 3 Successor (General relationship) of ~ (1)
 of Hędde 2: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.195.2
~ Successor (General relationship) of Aldhelm 3 (1)
 Forthhere 3: of Aldhelm 3: ASC  709 ADEF(OE and Lat.)G, <708/9> B, 708 C
Event (101)
Accusation (1)
 Aldhelm 3.journey to Rome: On consultations with Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2, Aldhelm 3 resolved to go to Rome to win privileges from the pope Sergius 1 for his monasteries, which he founded thanks to the generosity of Leuthhere 2. During his stay in Rome, Aldhelm 3 won the pontiff's heart by his devotion and by two miracles: a chasuble he dropped having celebrated a mass hung on a sunbeam; he also cleared the pope from accusations of fathering a nun's son by making the infant proclaim miraculously that Sergius 1 was innocent. The pope granted the privileges Aldhelm 3 was asking for, writing a letter. Aldhelm 3 returned safely to England with rich gifts, particularly a marble altar. The camel carrying it collapsed under its weight, and the altar broke in two; but Aldhelm 3's prayers restored both the piece to its former entity and the animal to its strength. In England Aldhelm 3 was welcomed back by Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2; the latter was given many gifts from the pope, but the altar Aldhelm 3 gave to the former. Ine 1 placed it in his town called Bruton.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.217-222
Advice/counsel (8)
 Aldhelm 3.counsel to Geraint 1 to follow Roman church practice: Aldhelm 3 urged Geraint 1 to follow Peter and the Roman church with respect to the celebration of Easter and the Roman method of tonsure.: Aldhelm.Ep  4 (p. 485)
 Aldhelm 3.counsel to Sigegyth 1 and sisters (Anonymi 2004): Aldhelm 3 gave counsel to Sigegyth 1 and the sisters (Anonymi 2004).: Aldhelm.Ep  6 (8)
 Aldhelm 3.counsel to Wihtfrith 1 about study in Ireland: Aldhelm 3 counselled Wihtfrith 1 about his proposed study trip to Ireland.: Aldhelm.Ep  3
 Aldhelm 3.counsel to Wilfrid 2’s abbots (Anonymi 2005): Aldhelm 3 urged Wilfrid 2's abbots (Anonymi 2005) to cross the sea and join him in exile.: Aldhelm.Ep  9 (12) (677)
 Aldhelm 3.counsel to Ęthelwald 17: Aldhelm 3 cautioned Ęthelwald 17 about his behaviour.: Aldhelm.Ep  8 (11)
 Aldhelm 3.journey to Rome: On consultations with Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2, Aldhelm 3 resolved to go to Rome to win privileges from the pope Sergius 1 for his monasteries, which he founded thanks to the generosity of Leuthhere 2. During his stay in Rome, Aldhelm 3 won the pontiff's heart by his devotion and by two miracles: a chasuble he dropped having celebrated a mass hung on a sunbeam; he also cleared the pope from accusations of fathering a nun's son by making the infant proclaim miraculously that Sergius 1 was innocent. The pope granted the privileges Aldhelm 3 was asking for, writing a letter. Aldhelm 3 returned safely to England with rich gifts, particularly a marble altar. The camel carrying it collapsed under its weight, and the altar broke in two; but Aldhelm 3's prayers restored both the piece to its former entity and the animal to its strength. In England Aldhelm 3 was welcomed back by Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2; the latter was given many gifts from the pope, but the altar Aldhelm 3 gave to the former. Ine 1 placed it in his town called Bruton.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.217-222
 Ine 1.founding Glastonbury: Ine 1 founded the monastery of Glastonbury on Aldhelm 3's advice.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.209.2
 Ine 1.founding of a monastery at Glastonbury: King Ine 1 built a monastery in Glastonbury on the advice of the blessed Aldhelm 3. During the reign of King Alfred 8 the monastery was destroyed by the Danes, but noble restored by Dunstan 1 thanks to King Edmund 14's generosity. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.91.1-2
Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of bishop (1)
 Aldhelm 3.consecrated bishop: When Hędde 2 bishop of Wessex died, there was much joy in heaven and much grief on earth. His see was divided: Daniel 1 was placed over Winchester; Sherborne fell to Aldhelm 3. He objected as long as he could, but was finally escorted to archbishop Beorhtwald 6, his old friend, for consecration.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.223
Ascetic practices/fasting/resisting temptation (1)
 Aldhelm 3.ascetic exploits: Aldhelm 3 voluntary fed his mind by starving his body; he never left the monastery without a compelling cause; to tame the rebellious flesh, he would plunge himself in a spring close to his house, right up to his shoulders, spending there nights in the freezing winter cold. He spent sleepless nights worshiping God; he did avoid feminine society, but rather had some woman by him, with his mind elsewhere, intent on singing the Psalter. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.213.1-4
Baptism (2)
 Aldhelm 3.petition to bishop (Anonymous 783) for baptism of nun (Anonymous 784): Aldhelm 3 petitioned a bishop (Anonymous 783) for the baptism of a nun (Anonymous 784), which was conditionally granted.: Aldhelm.Ep  6 (8)
 Cędwalla 1.grant to Aldhelm 3: Cędwalla 1, after his baptism, gave to Aldhelm 3 a wood called Kemble, to the east of the boundary set by the road, up to the river Thames, a place near another wood called Bradon [Purton], and a place at the confluence of the rivers Avon and Wyliye, for brothers to fish. Part of these lands were exchanged in the same year for others of one . : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.205-8 (688)
Bequeathing/will-making (1)
 Aldhelm 3.burial: Aldhelm 3 was interred in the church of St Michael, where the saint long ago made provision for his burial.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.231.1
Book circulating/making/reading/translating/writing (7)
 Aldhelm 3.composition of Prose De uirginitate: Aldhelm 3 described the circumstances of composing his prose De uirginitate.: Aldhelm.ProsVirg  59
 Aldhelm 3.promise to compose Verse De uirginitate: Aldhelm 3 wrote that he would try to compose a work on virginity in verse.: Aldhelm.ProsVirg  60
 Aldhelm 3.refuting false Easter: Aldhelm 3 spent much time and energy preaching to the Britons and refuting their adherence to the false Easter; he even wrote a book for them which they then lost.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.215
 Aldhelm 3.saving sailors: Once Aldhelm 3 was in Dover, looking at goods brought from the coast of Gaul to England. He noticed a book containing the complete text of the Old and New Testaments, but the sailors refused to sell it to him for the price he offered and abused him verbally. Although Aldhelm 3 was not offended, God took revenge and brought out a terrible storm, so that the sailors' boat was about to be swallowed by the sea. Aldhelm 3 pacified the storm, and was offered the book as a free gift; he, however, paid for it a sum nicely judged so that he neither took advantage of paupers nor rejected the prayers of suppliants.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.224
 Anonymous 797.request that Aldhelm 3 lend him a book: The author of Letter I (6) (Anonymous 797) asked Aldhelm 3 to lend him a book.: Anon.EpAldhelmo  I (6)
 Lull 1.letter to Dealwine 1: Lull 1 wrote to his former master (Dealwine 1) asking him to send abroad Aldhelm 3's works.: Lull.Ep.T71    ([745] x [746])
 Ęthelwald 17.gift of three poems: Ęthelwald 17 sent three poems to Aldhelm 3, one of which he also sent to Wihtfrith 1.: Ęthelwald.Ep  II(7)
Borrowing/lending (1)
 Anonymous 797.request that Aldhelm 3 lend him a book: The author of Letter I (6) (Anonymous 797) asked Aldhelm 3 to lend him a book.: Anon.EpAldhelmo  I (6)
Building construction/restoration (1)
 Ine 1.founding of a monastery at Glastonbury: King Ine 1 built a monastery in Glastonbury on the advice of the blessed Aldhelm 3. During the reign of King Alfred 8 the monastery was destroyed by the Danes, but noble restored by Dunstan 1 thanks to King Edmund 14's generosity. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.91.1-2
Burial (2)
 Aldhelm 3.burial: Aldhelm 3 was interred in the church of St Michael, where the saint long ago made provision for his burial.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.231.1
 Maildubh 1-Aldhelm 3-John 31.burial: St Maildubh 1, St Aldhelm 3 and John 31the Wise rest in Ealdelmesbyrig [Malmesbury].: RestingPlaces  II.41
Charter confirmation (1)
 Aldhelm 3.granting privilege: Aldhelm 3 grants the monasteries of Malmesbury, Frome, and Bradford the right to free election of their abbots. The grant was confirmed twice, in the nunnery of Wimborne, ruled by Cuthburg 3, and in the holy synod by the river Nadder. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.225 (705)
Charter-witnessing (22)
 S1166 - Cenfrith 2 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Cenfrith 2, comes Merciorum, to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Wootton Bassett, Wilts.: S1166    (680)
 S1170 - Baldred 1 and Aldhelm 3 exchanging lands: Baldred 1 to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 100 hides (manentes) near the river Avon, round the wood called Stercanlei (cf. Startley Farm in Great Somerford, Wilts.) and at Cnebbanburg, in exchange for 100 hides (cassati) east of the wood called Braydon, Wilts.: S1170    (688)
 S1175 - Walter 1 granting land to Ecgwine 1: Walter 1, sacerdos, to St Mary's minster, Evesham (Cronochomme) and to Ecgwine 1, bishop; grant of land at Swell, Gloucs: S1175    (706)
 S1176 - Bealdhun 2 granting a fishery to Froda 1: Bealdhun 2 (Bealthun) to Froda 1, abbot; grant of fishery called Swynwere in the river Parret, Somerset: S1176    (708)
 S1245 - Leuthhere 2 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Leuthhere 2, bishop of the Saxons, to Aldhelm 3, priest; grant of land at Malmesbury, Wilts., for a monastery: S1245    (675)
 S1251a - a statement by Aldhelm 3: Aldhelm 3, bishop (of Sherborne), declares that he has agreed to remain abbot of his monasteries at Malmesbury, Frome and Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, but confirms that the communities are to be free to elect their own abbots after his death: S1251a    (705)
 S227 - Cenwealh 2 granting land to Beorhtwald 6: Cenwealh 2, king of Wessex, to Beorhtwald 6, abbot; grant of 1 hide (cassatus) and two small islands, with a fishery, at Meare, Somerset: S227    (670)
 S230 - Cędwalla 1 granting land to Wilfrid 2: Cędwalla 1, king, to Wilfrid 2, bishop; grant of 70 hides (tributarii) at Pagham, Shripney, Charlton, Bognor, Bersted, North Bersted, Crimsham, North and South Mundham (and, in the shortened version, Slindon), all in Sussex, and to the community at St Andrew's church situated on the east of the harbour called Uedringmutha (Pagham Harbour), grant of 10 hides (tributarii) at Tangmere, Sussex: S230    (685)
 S234 - Cędwalla 1 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Cędwalla 1, king, to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 140 hides (manentes) on both sides of the wood called Kemele (Kemble, Gloucs.), 30 on the east side of the wood of Braydon, Wilts., and 5 at the confluence of the rivers Avon and Wylye: S234    (688)
 S235 - Cędwalla 1 granting land to Cedde 1 Cissa 1 and Criswa 1: Cędwalla 1, king of the (West) Saxons, to Cedde 1, Cissa 1 and Criswa 1 (? Crispa); grant, for the foundation of a minster, of 60 hides (cassati) at Farnham, Surrey, including 10 at Binton and 2 at Churt, Surrey, and land at Cusanweoh: S235    (688)
 S236 - Baldred 1 granting land to Hęmgils 2 and Glastonbury, Our Lady and St Patrick 1: Baldred 1, king, to Hęmgils 2, abbot, and the church of Glastonbury, Our Lady and St Patrick 1; grant of 12 (or 6) hides (manentes) at Pennard, Somerset: S236    (681)
 S237 - Centwine 1 granting land to Hęmgils 2: Centwine 1, king of the (West) Saxons, to Hęmgils 2, abbot of Glastonbury; grant of 23 hides (mansiones) near Quantock Wood and 3 hides (cassati) at Crycbeorh (probably Creechbarrow Hill, near Taunton), Somerset: S237    (682)
 S242 - Ine 1 granting land to Winchester: Ine 1, king, to the church of SS Peter and Paul, Winchester; restitution of 40 hides (mansae) at Alresford, Hants., previously granted by King Cenwealh 2: S242    (705 x 726)
 S243 - Ine 1 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Ine 1, king of the (West) Saxons, to Aldhelm 3, abbot, for the monastery of Malmesbury 1; grant of 45 hides (cassati), consisting of 5 hides at Garsdon, 20 and 10 hides by Corsaburn (Gauze Brook, cf. Corston) and 10 hides at Rodbourne in Malmesbury, all in Wilts: S243    (701)
 S245 - Ine 1 exempting church from burdens: Ine 1, king, to the churches and monasteries (of West Saxons); grant of exemption from secular burdens: S245    (704)
 S246 - Aldhelm 3 witnessing Ine 1 granting privileges to Glastonbury: Ine 1, king, to the church of Glastonbury, St Mary's & St Patrick's; grant of freedom from secular burdens: S246    (704)
 S248 - Ine 1 granting land to Beorhtwald 5: Ine 1, king (of West Saxons), to Beorhtwald 5, abbot; grant of 20 hides (casati) by the river Tone, 20 hides (manentes) by the river Sheppey (formerly Doulting) and 20 hides west of Corscombe (? North Wootton), all in Somerset: S248    (705 x 706)
 S256 - Cuthred 7 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Cuthred 7, king of the Gewisse, to Aldhelm 3, abbot, and Malmesbury 1 Abbey; grant of 10 hides (mansiones) at Wootton Bassett, Wilts: S256    (745)
 S45 - Nothhelm 1 granting land to Nothgyth 1: Nothhelm 1 (Nunna), king of Sussex, to Nothgyth 1, his sister; grant, in order to found a minster, of 33 hides (cassati) at Lidsey, Aldingbourne, Lenstedegate (? Westergate in Aldington) and (North) Mundham, Sussex: S45    (692)
 S71 - Ęthelred 2 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Ęthelred 2, king of Mercians, to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 15 hides (cassati) near Tetbury, Gloucs: S71    (681)
 S73 - Ęthelred 2 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Ęthelred 2, king of Mercians, to Aldhelm 3, abbot, and his successors; grant of 30 hides (cassati) west of the highway (Long Newnton, Wilts., cf S 1038) and 15 near Tetbury, Gloucs: S73    (681)
 S79 - Cenred 2 granting land to Ecgwine 1: Cenred 2, king of Mercians, to Ecgwine 1, bishop; grant, for life, of 12 agri at Oldberrow, Warwicks., with reversion to St Mary's, Evesham 1 Minster: S79    (709)
Church/monastery destruction (1)
 Ine 1.founding of a monastery at Glastonbury: King Ine 1 built a monastery in Glastonbury on the advice of the blessed Aldhelm 3. During the reign of King Alfred 8 the monastery was destroyed by the Danes, but noble restored by Dunstan 1 thanks to King Edmund 14's generosity. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.91.1-2
Church/monastery/minster foundation/dedication/restoration (12)
 Aldhelm 3.building a church: Aldhelm 3 built a church in Dorset, near Wareham and Corfe Castle. It is now roofless and open to the sky, but miraculously no drop of rain ever falls inside of it.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.217.3-6
 Aldhelm 3.death: Aldhelm 3 died at a village in Somerset called Doulting, which he had once given to the monks of Glastonbury. The building where he died was a wooden church, to which he had himself carried as he was breathing his last. Later the church was rebuilt in stone. During its consecration a blind widow [Anonymous 10089] received sight. In this church there is a stone on which the saint sat when he was dying; many sick people are known to have been cured by means of water from its washing.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.228
 Aldhelm 3.founding a monastery: Aldhelm 3 built a monastery by the river Frome, as one can read in the privilege granted by Pope Sergius 1.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.198.1
 Aldhelm 3.founding monastery at Bradford: It is a popular view that Aldhelm 3 fitted out a monastery at Bradford.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.198.1
 Aldhelm 3.journey to Rome: On consultations with Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2, Aldhelm 3 resolved to go to Rome to win privileges from the pope Sergius 1 for his monasteries, which he founded thanks to the generosity of Leuthhere 2. During his stay in Rome, Aldhelm 3 won the pontiff's heart by his devotion and by two miracles: a chasuble he dropped having celebrated a mass hung on a sunbeam; he also cleared the pope from accusations of fathering a nun's son by making the infant proclaim miraculously that Sergius 1 was innocent. The pope granted the privileges Aldhelm 3 was asking for, writing a letter. Aldhelm 3 returned safely to England with rich gifts, particularly a marble altar. The camel carrying it collapsed under its weight, and the altar broke in two; but Aldhelm 3's prayers restored both the piece to its former entity and the animal to its strength. In England Aldhelm 3 was welcomed back by Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2; the latter was given many gifts from the pope, but the altar Aldhelm 3 gave to the former. Ine 1 placed it in his town called Bruton.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.217-222
 Aldhelm 3.miracle of the short beam: In the monastery at Malmesbury, centred on St Peter's church, Aldhelm 3 built two more churches, in honour of Mary Mother of God, and of St Michael. When the first one had its roof timbers fastened, one turned out too short. Aldhelm 3, moving his lips in prayer and making a gentle gesture with his arm, caused the short beam to become as long as the others.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.216
 Aldhelm 3.re-building Malmesbury: Aldhelm 3 re-built the monastery at Malmesbury: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.197
 Ine 1.founding Glastonbury: Ine 1 founded the monastery of Glastonbury on Aldhelm 3's advice.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.209.2
 Ine 1.founding of a monastery at Glastonbury: King Ine 1 built a monastery in Glastonbury on the advice of the blessed Aldhelm 3. During the reign of King Alfred 8 the monastery was destroyed by the Danes, but noble restored by Dunstan 1 thanks to King Edmund 14's generosity. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.91.1-2
 Leuthhere 2.granting land to Aldhelm 3 S1245: Leuthhere 2, bishop of the Saxons, to Aldhelm 3, priest; grant of land at Malmesbury, Wilts., for a monastery: S1245    (675)
 S235 - Cędwalla 1 granting land to Cedde 1 Cissa 1 and Criswa 1: Cędwalla 1, king of the (West) Saxons, to Cedde 1, Cissa 1 and Criswa 1 (? Crispa); grant, for the foundation of a minster, of 60 hides (cassati) at Farnham, Surrey, including 10 at Binton and 2 at Churt, Surrey, and land at Cusanweoh: S235    (688)
 S45 - Nothhelm 1 granting land to Nothgyth 1: Nothhelm 1 (Nunna), king of Sussex, to Nothgyth 1, his sister; grant, in order to found a minster, of 33 hides (cassati) at Lidsey, Aldingbourne, Lenstedegate (? Westergate in Aldington) and (North) Mundham, Sussex: S45    (692)
Confirmation of land/privileges (2)
 Aldhelm 3.S1251a confirming privileges to Malmesbury 1, Frome 1, Bradford on Avon 1: Aldhelm 3, bishop (of Sherborne), declares that he has agreed to remain abbot of his monasteries at Malmesbury 1, Frome 1 and Bradford on Avon 1, Wiltshire, but confirms that the communities are to be free to elect their own abbots after his death: S1251a    (705)
 Aldhelm 3.granting privilege: Aldhelm 3 grants the monasteries of Malmesbury, Frome, and Bradford the right to free election of their abbots. The grant was confirmed twice, in the nunnery of Wimborne, ruled by Cuthburg 3, and in the holy synod by the river Nadder. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.225 (705)
Correspondence (10)
 Aldhelm 3.instruction to write letters to Geraint 1: The whole episcopal council (Anonymi 1994) instructed Aldhelm 3 to write to Geraint 1.: Aldhelm.Ep  4 (p. 481)
 Aldhelm 3.letter to Cellanus 1: Aldhelm 3 expressed astonishment that Cellanus 1 had written to him as such an insignificant person..: Aldhelm.Ep  7 (10)
 Aldhelm 3.letter to Hadrian 2: Aldhelm 3 wrote to say that he had longed for Hadrian 2's company since leaving Kent three years previously.: Aldhelm.Ep  2
 Aldhelm 3.letter to Leuthhere 2: Aldhelm 3 explained that he could not spend Christmas with the brethren (Anonymi 1990) as he had intended.: Aldhelm.Ep  1
 Aldhelm 3.reception of letters: Aldhelm 3 received letters from the dedicatees of his Prose De uirginitate.: Aldhelm.ProsVirg  1-2, 59
 Aldhelm 3.writing in defence of Wilfrid 2: When Wilfrid 2 was exiled, Aldhelm 3 wrote letters in his defence. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.192
 Aldhelm 3.writing to Hędde 2: Hędde 2 composed learned official letters, and Aldhelm 3 addressed his erudite writings to him.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.10
 Lull 1.letter to Dealwine 1: Lull 1 wrote to his former master (Dealwine 1) asking him to send abroad Aldhelm 3's works.: Lull.Ep.T71    ([745] x [746])
 Sergius 1.letter to Aldhelm 3: Sergius 1 sent Aldhelm 3 a privilege for the monasteries at Malmesbury and Frome, following Aldhelm 3's request.: Sergius.Ep.B105   
 Ęthelwald 17.request to Aldhelm 3 for further instruction: Ęthelwald 17 asked Aldhelm 3 for further instruction.: Ęthelwald.Ep  II (7)
Council-meeting, ecclesiastical (4)
 Aldhelm 3.attendance at church council: Aldhelm 3 attended an episcopal council in the presence of bishops from almost all of Britain (Anonymi 1994).: Aldhelm.Ep  4 (p. 481)
 Aldhelm 3.granting privilege: Aldhelm 3 grants the monasteries of Malmesbury, Frome, and Bradford the right to free election of their abbots. The grant was confirmed twice, in the nunnery of Wimborne, ruled by Cuthburg 3, and in the holy synod by the river Nadder. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.225 (705)
 Aldhelm 3.instruction to write letters to Geraint 1: The whole episcopal council (Anonymi 1994) instructed Aldhelm 3 to write to Geraint 1.: Aldhelm.Ep  4 (p. 481)
 Aldhelm 3.journey to episcopal council: Aldhelm 3 journeyed with a band of brethren (Anonymi 1200) to an episcopal council.: Aldhelm.ProsVirg  1
Death/dying (3)
 Aldhelm 3.consecrated bishop: When Hędde 2 bishop of Wessex died, there was much joy in heaven and much grief on earth. His see was divided: Daniel 1 was placed over Winchester; Sherborne fell to Aldhelm 3. He objected as long as he could, but was finally escorted to archbishop Beorhtwald 6, his old friend, for consecration.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.223
 Aldhelm 3.death: Aldhelm 3 died in the year of our Lord 709, eighteen years before Ine 1 and twenty-five before Bede 1, in the thirty-fourth year since he was made abbot by Leuthhere 2 and the fifth since Beorhtwald 6 made him bishop. As for his age, no written source has reckoned it. In the same year Wilfrid 2 and Cenred 2 died.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.231.2-3 (709)
 Ecgwine 1.vision: Ecgwine 1 saw a vision from heaven telling him of the death of his friend [Aldhelm 3]. Hurried to Doulting with all speed. He made arrangements for the body to be taken to Malmesbury. Famous indeed was that funeral procession: every seven miles stone crosses were put up; many victims of chronic illness have brought their faith to these crosses and regained their health. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.229-230.2
Disputing/dispute-settling (1)
 Anonymi 1993.dissension over rule of Catholic faith: Geraint 1's bishops (Anonymi 1993) were in disagreement about the practice of the Catholic faith.: Aldhelm.Ep  4 (p. 482)
Dreaming/seeing vision/revelation (2)
 Ecgwine 1.vision: Ecgwine 1 saw a vision from heaven telling him of the death of his friend [Aldhelm 3]. Hurried to Doulting with all speed. He made arrangements for the body to be taken to Malmesbury. Famous indeed was that funeral procession: every seven miles stone crosses were put up; many victims of chronic illness have brought their faith to these crosses and regained their health. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.229-230.2
 Folcwine 2.healed by the vision of St Aldhelm 3: In the time of bishop Osmund 23 there was a boy called Folcwine 2 whose legs were defective from birth so that he could not walk, as there was no normal bending or separation in them. One, when he was 13 or 14, he fell asleep in the choir of the church on the day of Aldhelm 3's festival, and saw a dream: someone of average height with white beard and hair sat next to him and began to stroke gently his legs, gradually straightening them and restoring them to their natural state. Thus was the boy healed by the vision of St Aldhelm 3.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.269
Easter-observance (2)
 Aldhelm 3.counsel to Geraint 1 to follow Roman church practice: Aldhelm 3 urged Geraint 1 to follow Peter and the Roman church with respect to the celebration of Easter and the Roman method of tonsure.: Aldhelm.Ep  4 (p. 485)
 Aldhelm 3.refuting false Easter: Aldhelm 3 spent much time and energy preaching to the Britons and refuting their adherence to the false Easter; he even wrote a book for them which they then lost.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.215
Education/teaching (3)
 Aldhelm 3.reports of journey of scholars (Anonymi 2002) across the sea to gain learning: Aldhelm 3 learnt from Irish sources (Anonymi 1999) about the travels thither by scholars in search of education (Anonymi 2000).: Aldhelm.Ep  5 (p. 490)
 Anonymous 797.request that Aldhelm 3 become his teacher: The author of Letter I (6) (Anonymous 797) requested that Aldhelm 3 become his teacher.: Anon.EpAldhelmo  I (6)
 Heahfrith 1.journey back to Britain from Ireland: Heahfrith 1 returned to Britain after six years of study in Ireland.: Aldhelm.Ep  5 (p. 489)
Enquiry (1)
 Ęthelwald 17.request to Aldhelm 3 for further instruction: Ęthelwald 17 asked Aldhelm 3 for further instruction.: Ęthelwald.Ep  II (7)
Episcopal see, acquisition/institution/division/merge (2)
 Aldhelm 3.consecrated bishop: When Hędde 2 bishop of Wessex died, there was much joy in heaven and much grief on earth. His see was divided: Daniel 1 was placed over Winchester; Sherborne fell to Aldhelm 3. He objected as long as he could, but was finally escorted to archbishop Beorhtwald 6, his old friend, for consecration.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.223
 Daniel 1.division of West Saxon sees: There was an agreement to divide the bishopric of the West Saxons, which formerly had been one, into two in the time of Daniel 1.: ASC  709 ADEF(OE and Lat.)G, <708/9> B, 708 C (ca 705)
Exile (2)
 Aldhelm 3.counsel to Wilfrid 2’s abbots (Anonymi 2005): Aldhelm 3 urged Wilfrid 2's abbots (Anonymi 2005) to cross the sea and join him in exile.: Aldhelm.Ep  9 (12) (677)
 Aldhelm 3.writing in defence of Wilfrid 2: When Wilfrid 2 was exiled, Aldhelm 3 wrote letters in his defence. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.192
Friendship-making (1)
 Aldhelm 3.letter to Hadrian 2: Aldhelm 3 wrote to say that he had longed for Hadrian 2's company since leaving Kent three years previously.: Aldhelm.Ep  2
Grant and Gift (31)
 Aldhelm 3.death: Aldhelm 3 died at a village in Somerset called Doulting, which he had once given to the monks of Glastonbury. The building where he died was a wooden church, to which he had himself carried as he was breathing his last. Later the church was rebuilt in stone. During its consecration a blind widow [Anonymous 10089] received sight. In this church there is a stone on which the saint sat when he was dying; many sick people are known to have been cured by means of water from its washing.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.228
 Aldhelm 3.journey to Rome: On consultations with Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2, Aldhelm 3 resolved to go to Rome to win privileges from the pope Sergius 1 for his monasteries, which he founded thanks to the generosity of Leuthhere 2. During his stay in Rome, Aldhelm 3 won the pontiff's heart by his devotion and by two miracles: a chasuble he dropped having celebrated a mass hung on a sunbeam; he also cleared the pope from accusations of fathering a nun's son by making the infant proclaim miraculously that Sergius 1 was innocent. The pope granted the privileges Aldhelm 3 was asking for, writing a letter. Aldhelm 3 returned safely to England with rich gifts, particularly a marble altar. The camel carrying it collapsed under its weight, and the altar broke in two; but Aldhelm 3's prayers restored both the piece to its former entity and the animal to its strength. In England Aldhelm 3 was welcomed back by Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2; the latter was given many gifts from the pope, but the altar Aldhelm 3 gave to the former. Ine 1 placed it in his town called Bruton.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.217-222
 Beorhtwald 4.grant to Aldhelm 3: Beorhtwald 4 gave Aldhelm 3 and the monastery of Malmesbury a gift of land to the east of the river Thames, near the ford called Somerford, fourteen hides.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.203-204 (685)
 Beorhtwald 4.granting land to Aldhelm 3 and Malmesbury 1 S1169: Beorhtwald 4, king or subregulus, to Aldhelm 3, abbot, for the monks of Malmesbury 1; grant of 40 hides (cassati) at Somerford Keynes, Gloucs.: S1169    (685)
 Cenfrith 2.grant to Aldhelm 3: Cenfrith 2 gave to Abbot Aldhelm 3 ten hides in Wootton.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.200.2-201
 Cenfrith 2.granting land to Aldhelm 3 S1166: Cenfrith 2, comes Merciorum, to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Wootton Bassett, Wilts.: S1166    (680)
 Cuthred 7.grant of land to Malmesbury 1: Cuthred 7, king of the Gewisse, to Aldhelm, abbot ( reference either to the already deceased Aldhelm 3, or to Aldhelm 5), and Malmesbury 1 Abbey, with the consent of bishop Daniel 1; grant of 10 hides (mansiones) at Wootton Bassett, Wilts.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.232.3-233 (745)
 Cuthred 7.grant of land to Malmesbury 1 S256: Cuthred 7, king of the Gewisse, to Aldhelm, abbot ( reference either to the already deceased Aldhelm 3, or to Aldhelm 5), and Malmesbury 1 Abbey; grant of 10 hides (mansiones) at Wootton Bassett, Wilts.: S256    (754)
 Cędwalla 1.grant to Aldhelm 3: Cędwalla 1, after his baptism, gave to Aldhelm 3 a wood called Kemble, to the east of the boundary set by the road, up to the river Thames, a place near another wood called Bradon [Purton], and a place at the confluence of the rivers Avon and Wyliye, for brothers to fish. Part of these lands were exchanged in the same year for others of one . : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.205-8 (688)
 Cędwalla 1.granting land to Aldhelm 3: King Cędwalla 1 to Aldhelm 3, grant of at Kemble of which 4 were at Chelworth in Crudwell, and 35 at Purton.: S1038    (685 x 688)
 Cędwalla 1.granting land to Aldhelm 3 S234: Cędwalla 1, king, to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 140 hides (manentes) on both sides of the wood called Kemele (Kemble, Gloucs.), 30 on the east side of the wood of Braydon, Wilts., and 5 at the confluence of the rivers Avon and Wylye: S234    (688)
 Ine 1.grant to Aldhelm 3: Ine 1 granted the venerable Abbot Aldhelm 3 lands to enlarge the monastery Meldumesburg[Malmesbury]: five hides in Garsdon, twenty where the stream Gauze Brook rises, and in another place by the same stream ten; and by the brook called Rodbourne ten.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.209.2-210
 Ine 1.granting land to Aldhelm 3 for Malmesbury 1 S243: Ine 1, king of the (West) Saxons, to Aldhelm 3, abbot, for the monastery of Malmesbury 1; grant of 45 hides (cassati), consisting of 5 hides at Garsdon, 20 and 10 hides by Corsaburn (Gauze Brook, cf. Corston) and 10 hides at Rodbourne in Malmesbury 1, all in Wilts.: S243    (701)
 Ine 1.granting privileges to the churches of Wessex: Ine 1, acting on the counsel and ruling of bishop Aldhelm 3, grants liberty to the churches and confers privilege on the monasteries so that they may serve God alone.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.226 (704)
 Leuthhere 2.grant to Aldhelm 3: Leuthhere 2 granted the abbey of Malmesbury to Aldhelm 3.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.189.5, 199 (675)
 Leuthhere 2.granting land to Aldhelm 3 S1245: Leuthhere 2, bishop of the Saxons, to Aldhelm 3, priest; grant of land at Malmesbury, Wilts., for a monastery: S1245    (675)
 S1166 - Cenfrith 2 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Cenfrith 2, comes Merciorum, to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Wootton Bassett, Wilts.: S1166    (680)
 S1170 - Baldred 1 and Aldhelm 3 exchanging lands: Baldred 1 to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 100 hides (manentes) near the river Avon, round the wood called Stercanlei (cf. Startley Farm in Great Somerford, Wilts.) and at Cnebbanburg, in exchange for 100 hides (cassati) east of the wood called Braydon, Wilts.: S1170    (688)
 S1245 - Leuthhere 2 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Leuthhere 2, bishop of the Saxons, to Aldhelm 3, priest; grant of land at Malmesbury, Wilts., for a monastery: S1245    (675)
 S227 - Cenwealh 2 granting land to Beorhtwald 6: Cenwealh 2, king of Wessex, to Beorhtwald 6, abbot; grant of 1 hide (cassatus) and two small islands, with a fishery, at Meare, Somerset: S227    (670)
 S230 - Cędwalla 1 granting land to Wilfrid 2: Cędwalla 1, king, to Wilfrid 2, bishop; grant of 70 hides (tributarii) at Pagham, Shripney, Charlton, Bognor, Bersted, North Bersted, Crimsham, North and South Mundham (and, in the shortened version, Slindon), all in Sussex, and to the community at St Andrew's church situated on the east of the harbour called Uedringmutha (Pagham Harbour), grant of 10 hides (tributarii) at Tangmere, Sussex: S230    (685)
 S234 - Cędwalla 1 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Cędwalla 1, king, to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 140 hides (manentes) on both sides of the wood called Kemele (Kemble, Gloucs.), 30 on the east side of the wood of Braydon, Wilts., and 5 at the confluence of the rivers Avon and Wylye: S234    (688)
 S235 - Cędwalla 1 granting land to Cedde 1 Cissa 1 and Criswa 1: Cędwalla 1, king of the (West) Saxons, to Cedde 1, Cissa 1 and Criswa 1 (? Crispa); grant, for the foundation of a minster, of 60 hides (cassati) at Farnham, Surrey, including 10 at Binton and 2 at Churt, Surrey, and land at Cusanweoh: S235    (688)
 S236 - Baldred 1 granting land to Hęmgils 2 and Glastonbury, Our Lady and St Patrick 1: Baldred 1, king, to Hęmgils 2, abbot, and the church of Glastonbury, Our Lady and St Patrick 1; grant of 12 (or 6) hides (manentes) at Pennard, Somerset: S236    (681)
 S237 - Centwine 1 granting land to Hęmgils 2: Centwine 1, king of the (West) Saxons, to Hęmgils 2, abbot of Glastonbury; grant of 23 hides (mansiones) near Quantock Wood and 3 hides (cassati) at Crycbeorh (probably Creechbarrow Hill, near Taunton), Somerset: S237    (682)
 S45 - Nothhelm 1 granting land to Nothgyth 1: Nothhelm 1 (Nunna), king of Sussex, to Nothgyth 1, his sister; grant, in order to found a minster, of 33 hides (cassati) at Lidsey, Aldingbourne, Lenstedegate (? Westergate in Aldington) and (North) Mundham, Sussex: S45    (692)
 S71 - Ęthelred 2 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Ęthelred 2, king of Mercians, to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 15 hides (cassati) near Tetbury, Gloucs: S71    (681)
 S73 - Ęthelred 2 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Ęthelred 2, king of Mercians, to Aldhelm 3, abbot, and his successors; grant of 30 hides (cassati) west of the highway (Long Newnton, Wilts., cf S 1038) and 15 near Tetbury, Gloucs: S73    (681)
 Sergius 1.letter to Aldhelm 3: Sergius 1 sent Aldhelm 3 a privilege for the monasteries at Malmesbury and Frome, following Aldhelm 3's request.: Sergius.Ep.B105   
 Ęthelred 2.granting land to Aldhelm 3 S71: Ęthelred 2, king of the Mercians, to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 15 hides (cassati) near Tetbury, Gloucs.: S71    (681)
 Ęthelred 2.granting land to Aldhelm 3 S73: Ęthelred 2, king of the Mercians, to Aldhelm 3, abbot, and his successors; grant of 30 hides (cassati) west of the highway (Long Newnton, Wilts., cf S 1038) and 15 near Tetbury, Gloucs.: S73    (681)
Healing (4)
 Aldhelm 3.death: Aldhelm 3 died at a village in Somerset called Doulting, which he had once given to the monks of Glastonbury. The building where he died was a wooden church, to which he had himself carried as he was breathing his last. Later the church was rebuilt in stone. During its consecration a blind widow [Anonymous 10089] received sight. In this church there is a stone on which the saint sat when he was dying; many sick people are known to have been cured by means of water from its washing.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.228
 Anonymous 10091.healed through prayers to St Aldhelm 3: Anonymous 10091 had been reduced to a sorry state by the seizing up of the ligaments of his hams that he could proceed only on his knees, looking more like a beast than a man. He set off to Christ's Church, hoping of a miracle, in a hired cart; Malmesbury offered him hospitality as he travelled though. On Saturday night, soon after the feast of St Aldhelm 3, the cripple crept into the church, where he fell as though in trance at the altar, waking up completely healed.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.262
 Ecgwine 1.vision: Ecgwine 1 saw a vision from heaven telling him of the death of his friend [Aldhelm 3]. Hurried to Doulting with all speed. He made arrangements for the body to be taken to Malmesbury. Famous indeed was that funeral procession: every seven miles stone crosses were put up; many victims of chronic illness have brought their faith to these crosses and regained their health. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.229-230.2
 Folcwine 2.healed by the vision of St Aldhelm 3: In the time of bishop Osmund 23 there was a boy called Folcwine 2 whose legs were defective from birth so that he could not walk, as there was no normal bending or separation in them. One, when he was 13 or 14, he fell asleep in the choir of the church on the day of Aldhelm 3's festival, and saw a dream: someone of average height with white beard and hair sat next to him and began to stroke gently his legs, gradually straightening them and restoring them to their natural state. Thus was the boy healed by the vision of St Aldhelm 3.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.269
Hospitality (1)
 Anonymous 10091.healed through prayers to St Aldhelm 3: Anonymous 10091 had been reduced to a sorry state by the seizing up of the ligaments of his hams that he could proceed only on his knees, looking more like a beast than a man. He set off to Christ's Church, hoping of a miracle, in a hired cart; Malmesbury offered him hospitality as he travelled though. On Saturday night, soon after the feast of St Aldhelm 3, the cripple crept into the church, where he fell as though in trance at the altar, waking up completely healed.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.262
Illness/demonic seizure/madness (2)
 Anonymous 10091.healed through prayers to St Aldhelm 3: Anonymous 10091 had been reduced to a sorry state by the seizing up of the ligaments of his hams that he could proceed only on his knees, looking more like a beast than a man. He set off to Christ's Church, hoping of a miracle, in a hired cart; Malmesbury offered him hospitality as he travelled though. On Saturday night, soon after the feast of St Aldhelm 3, the cripple crept into the church, where he fell as though in trance at the altar, waking up completely healed.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.262
 Folcwine 2.healed by the vision of St Aldhelm 3: In the time of bishop Osmund 23 there was a boy called Folcwine 2 whose legs were defective from birth so that he could not walk, as there was no normal bending or separation in them. One, when he was 13 or 14, he fell asleep in the choir of the church on the day of Aldhelm 3's festival, and saw a dream: someone of average height with white beard and hair sat next to him and began to stroke gently his legs, gradually straightening them and restoring them to their natural state. Thus was the boy healed by the vision of St Aldhelm 3.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.269
Insulting (1)
 Aldhelm 3.saving sailors: Once Aldhelm 3 was in Dover, looking at goods brought from the coast of Gaul to England. He noticed a book containing the complete text of the Old and New Testaments, but the sailors refused to sell it to him for the price he offered and abused him verbally. Although Aldhelm 3 was not offended, God took revenge and brought out a terrible storm, so that the sailors' boat was about to be swallowed by the sea. Aldhelm 3 pacified the storm, and was offered the book as a free gift; he, however, paid for it a sum nicely judged so that he neither took advantage of paupers nor rejected the prayers of suppliants.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.224
Journey (6)
 Aldhelm 3.counsel to Wilfrid 2’s abbots (Anonymi 2005): Aldhelm 3 urged Wilfrid 2's abbots (Anonymi 2005) to cross the sea and join him in exile.: Aldhelm.Ep  9 (12) (677)
 Aldhelm 3.journey to Rome: On consultations with Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2, Aldhelm 3 resolved to go to Rome to win privileges from the pope Sergius 1 for his monasteries, which he founded thanks to the generosity of Leuthhere 2. During his stay in Rome, Aldhelm 3 won the pontiff's heart by his devotion and by two miracles: a chasuble he dropped having celebrated a mass hung on a sunbeam; he also cleared the pope from accusations of fathering a nun's son by making the infant proclaim miraculously that Sergius 1 was innocent. The pope granted the privileges Aldhelm 3 was asking for, writing a letter. Aldhelm 3 returned safely to England with rich gifts, particularly a marble altar. The camel carrying it collapsed under its weight, and the altar broke in two; but Aldhelm 3's prayers restored both the piece to its former entity and the animal to its strength. In England Aldhelm 3 was welcomed back by Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2; the latter was given many gifts from the pope, but the altar Aldhelm 3 gave to the former. Ine 1 placed it in his town called Bruton.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.217-222
 Aldhelm 3.journey to episcopal council: Aldhelm 3 journeyed with a band of brethren (Anonymi 1200) to an episcopal council.: Aldhelm.ProsVirg  1
 Aldhelm 3.reports of journey of scholars (Anonymi 2002) across the sea to gain learning: Aldhelm 3 learnt from Irish sources (Anonymi 1999) about the travels thither by scholars in search of education (Anonymi 2000).: Aldhelm.Ep  5 (p. 490)
 Aldhelm 3.visit to Rome: Aldhelm 3 was a visitor to Rome.: Anon.EpAldhelmo  I (6)
 Heahfrith 1.journey back to Britain from Ireland: Heahfrith 1 returned to Britain after six years of study in Ireland.: Aldhelm.Ep  5 (p. 489)
Liturgical celebration (1)
 Aldhelm 3.journey to Rome: On consultations with Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2, Aldhelm 3 resolved to go to Rome to win privileges from the pope Sergius 1 for his monasteries, which he founded thanks to the generosity of Leuthhere 2. During his stay in Rome, Aldhelm 3 won the pontiff's heart by his devotion and by two miracles: a chasuble he dropped having celebrated a mass hung on a sunbeam; he also cleared the pope from accusations of fathering a nun's son by making the infant proclaim miraculously that Sergius 1 was innocent. The pope granted the privileges Aldhelm 3 was asking for, writing a letter. Aldhelm 3 returned safely to England with rich gifts, particularly a marble altar. The camel carrying it collapsed under its weight, and the altar broke in two; but Aldhelm 3's prayers restored both the piece to its former entity and the animal to its strength. In England Aldhelm 3 was welcomed back by Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2; the latter was given many gifts from the pope, but the altar Aldhelm 3 gave to the former. Ine 1 placed it in his town called Bruton.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.217-222
Miracle (9)
 Aldhelm 3.building a church: Aldhelm 3 built a church in Dorset, near Wareham and Corfe Castle. It is now roofless and open to the sky, but miraculously no drop of rain ever falls inside of it.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.217.3-6
 Aldhelm 3.death: Aldhelm 3 died at a village in Somerset called Doulting, which he had once given to the monks of Glastonbury. The building where he died was a wooden church, to which he had himself carried as he was breathing his last. Later the church was rebuilt in stone. During its consecration a blind widow [Anonymous 10089] received sight. In this church there is a stone on which the saint sat when he was dying; many sick people are known to have been cured by means of water from its washing.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.228
 Aldhelm 3.journey to Rome: On consultations with Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2, Aldhelm 3 resolved to go to Rome to win privileges from the pope Sergius 1 for his monasteries, which he founded thanks to the generosity of Leuthhere 2. During his stay in Rome, Aldhelm 3 won the pontiff's heart by his devotion and by two miracles: a chasuble he dropped having celebrated a mass hung on a sunbeam; he also cleared the pope from accusations of fathering a nun's son by making the infant proclaim miraculously that Sergius 1 was innocent. The pope granted the privileges Aldhelm 3 was asking for, writing a letter. Aldhelm 3 returned safely to England with rich gifts, particularly a marble altar. The camel carrying it collapsed under its weight, and the altar broke in two; but Aldhelm 3's prayers restored both the piece to its former entity and the animal to its strength. In England Aldhelm 3 was welcomed back by Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2; the latter was given many gifts from the pope, but the altar Aldhelm 3 gave to the former. Ine 1 placed it in his town called Bruton.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.217-222
 Aldhelm 3.miracle of the short beam: In the monastery at Malmesbury, centred on St Peter's church, Aldhelm 3 built two more churches, in honour of Mary Mother of God, and of St Michael. When the first one had its roof timbers fastened, one turned out too short. Aldhelm 3, moving his lips in prayer and making a gentle gesture with his arm, caused the short beam to become as long as the others.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.216
 Aldhelm 3.miracle of the staff: Once, when Aldhelm 3 was preaching in a village, he happened to plant his trusty ash staff in the ground. During the sermon it miraculously grew to an astonishing size, taking on living sap, a covering of bark, and a lovely canopy of leaves. Later from the spring of the first tree sprouted many ashes.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.230.4
 Aldhelm 3.saving sailors: Once Aldhelm 3 was in Dover, looking at goods brought from the coast of Gaul to England. He noticed a book containing the complete text of the Old and New Testaments, but the sailors refused to sell it to him for the price he offered and abused him verbally. Although Aldhelm 3 was not offended, God took revenge and brought out a terrible storm, so that the sailors' boat was about to be swallowed by the sea. Aldhelm 3 pacified the storm, and was offered the book as a free gift; he, however, paid for it a sum nicely judged so that he neither took advantage of paupers nor rejected the prayers of suppliants.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.224
 Anonymous 10091.healed through prayers to St Aldhelm 3: Anonymous 10091 had been reduced to a sorry state by the seizing up of the ligaments of his hams that he could proceed only on his knees, looking more like a beast than a man. He set off to Christ's Church, hoping of a miracle, in a hired cart; Malmesbury offered him hospitality as he travelled though. On Saturday night, soon after the feast of St Aldhelm 3, the cripple crept into the church, where he fell as though in trance at the altar, waking up completely healed.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.262
 Ecgwine 1.vision: Ecgwine 1 saw a vision from heaven telling him of the death of his friend [Aldhelm 3]. Hurried to Doulting with all speed. He made arrangements for the body to be taken to Malmesbury. Famous indeed was that funeral procession: every seven miles stone crosses were put up; many victims of chronic illness have brought their faith to these crosses and regained their health. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.229-230.2
 Folcwine 2.healed by the vision of St Aldhelm 3: In the time of bishop Osmund 23 there was a boy called Folcwine 2 whose legs were defective from birth so that he could not walk, as there was no normal bending or separation in them. One, when he was 13 or 14, he fell asleep in the choir of the church on the day of Aldhelm 3's festival, and saw a dream: someone of average height with white beard and hair sat next to him and began to stroke gently his legs, gradually straightening them and restoring them to their natural state. Thus was the boy healed by the vision of St Aldhelm 3.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.269
Monastic life, converting to/joining/oblation (2)
 Aldhelm 3.taking habit: Aldhelm 3 took the habit of a religious in the monastery of Malmesbury.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.189.2
 Hęha 1.taking holy vows: Hęha 1 took holy vows and took vows under the authority of Anonymous 323; five years later Hęha 1 dissolved his vows and petitioned Ine 1 for the return of his land: S241   
Papal advice/audience/decision/privilege (2)
 Aldhelm 3.founding a monastery: Aldhelm 3 built a monastery by the river Frome, as one can read in the privilege granted by Pope Sergius 1.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.198.1
 Aldhelm 3.journey to Rome: On consultations with Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2, Aldhelm 3 resolved to go to Rome to win privileges from the pope Sergius 1 for his monasteries, which he founded thanks to the generosity of Leuthhere 2. During his stay in Rome, Aldhelm 3 won the pontiff's heart by his devotion and by two miracles: a chasuble he dropped having celebrated a mass hung on a sunbeam; he also cleared the pope from accusations of fathering a nun's son by making the infant proclaim miraculously that Sergius 1 was innocent. The pope granted the privileges Aldhelm 3 was asking for, writing a letter. Aldhelm 3 returned safely to England with rich gifts, particularly a marble altar. The camel carrying it collapsed under its weight, and the altar broke in two; but Aldhelm 3's prayers restored both the piece to its former entity and the animal to its strength. In England Aldhelm 3 was welcomed back by Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2; the latter was given many gifts from the pope, but the altar Aldhelm 3 gave to the former. Ine 1 placed it in his town called Bruton.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.217-222
Pastoral activities/preaching (2)
 Aldhelm 3.miracle of the staff: Once, when Aldhelm 3 was preaching in a village, he happened to plant his trusty ash staff in the ground. During the sermon it miraculously grew to an astonishing size, taking on living sap, a covering of bark, and a lovely canopy of leaves. Later from the spring of the first tree sprouted many ashes.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.230.4
 Aldhelm 3.refuting false Easter: Aldhelm 3 spent much time and energy preaching to the Britons and refuting their adherence to the false Easter; he even wrote a book for them which they then lost.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.215
Patronage (1)
 Aldhelm 3.request to Winberht 1 for patronage: Aldhelm 3 sought Winberht 1's protection for land he had acquired.: Aldhelm.Ep  10 (13)
Pilgrimage (1)
 Anonymous 10091.healed through prayers to St Aldhelm 3: Anonymous 10091 had been reduced to a sorry state by the seizing up of the ligaments of his hams that he could proceed only on his knees, looking more like a beast than a man. He set off to Christ's Church, hoping of a miracle, in a hired cart; Malmesbury offered him hospitality as he travelled though. On Saturday night, soon after the feast of St Aldhelm 3, the cripple crept into the church, where he fell as though in trance at the altar, waking up completely healed.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.262
Poem-reciting/sending (2)
 Aldhelm 3.writing in English: Despite his great learning, Aldhelm 3 did not neglect the poetry of his native tongue. On one has ever rivalled him in the ability to write poetry in English, to compose songs, and to recite or sing them as occasion demanded. Alfred 8 relates that Aldhelm 3 was the author of a popular song still current today.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.190.3
 Ęthelwald 17.gift of three poems: Ęthelwald 17 sent three poems to Aldhelm 3, one of which he also sent to Wihtfrith 1.: Ęthelwald.Ep  II(7)
Policy decision (1)
 Aldhelm 3.instruction to write letters to Geraint 1: The whole episcopal council (Anonymi 1994) instructed Aldhelm 3 to write to Geraint 1.: Aldhelm.Ep  4 (p. 481)
Praying (1)
 Aldhelm 3.saving sailors: Once Aldhelm 3 was in Dover, looking at goods brought from the coast of Gaul to England. He noticed a book containing the complete text of the Old and New Testaments, but the sailors refused to sell it to him for the price he offered and abused him verbally. Although Aldhelm 3 was not offended, God took revenge and brought out a terrible storm, so that the sailors' boat was about to be swallowed by the sea. Aldhelm 3 pacified the storm, and was offered the book as a free gift; he, however, paid for it a sum nicely judged so that he neither took advantage of paupers nor rejected the prayers of suppliants.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.224
Property-buying/purchasing (2)
 Aldhelm 3.request to Winberht 1 for patronage: Aldhelm 3 sought Winberht 1's protection for land he had acquired.: Aldhelm.Ep  10 (13)
 Baldred 1.sale of landed property to Aldhelm 3: Land suitable for fishing, originally granted by a king (Anonymous 786), was sold to Aldhelm 3 by Baldred 1.: Aldhelm.Ep  10 (13)
Property-exchanging (4)
 Aldhelm 3.exchanging land with Baldred 1 S1170: Baldred 1 to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 100 hides (manentes) near the river Avon, round the wood called Stercanlei (cf. Startley Farm in Great Somerford, Wilts.) and at Cnebbanburg, in exchange for 100 hides (cassati) east of the wood called Braydon, Wilts.: S1170    (688)
 Baldred 1.exchanging land with Aldhelm 3 S1170: Baldred 1 to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 100 hides (manentes) near the river Avon, round the wood called Stercanlei (cf. Startley Farm in Great Somerford, Wilts.) and at Cnebbanburg, in exchange for 100 hides (cassati) east of the wood called Braydon, Wilts.: S1170    (688)
 Baldred 1.sale of landed property to Aldhelm 3: Land suitable for fishing, originally granted by a king (Anonymous 786), was sold to Aldhelm 3 by Baldred 1.: Aldhelm.Ep  10 (13)
 Cędwalla 1.grant to Aldhelm 3: Cędwalla 1, after his baptism, gave to Aldhelm 3 a wood called Kemble, to the east of the boundary set by the road, up to the river Thames, a place near another wood called Bradon [Purton], and a place at the confluence of the rivers Avon and Wyliye, for brothers to fish. Part of these lands were exchanged in the same year for others of one . : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.205-8 (688)
Refusal (1)
 Aldhelm 3.saving sailors: Once Aldhelm 3 was in Dover, looking at goods brought from the coast of Gaul to England. He noticed a book containing the complete text of the Old and New Testaments, but the sailors refused to sell it to him for the price he offered and abused him verbally. Although Aldhelm 3 was not offended, God took revenge and brought out a terrible storm, so that the sailors' boat was about to be swallowed by the sea. Aldhelm 3 pacified the storm, and was offered the book as a free gift; he, however, paid for it a sum nicely judged so that he neither took advantage of paupers nor rejected the prayers of suppliants.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.224
Relics-incorrupt preservation/placing in reliquary/requesting/translating (1)
 Dunstan 1.moving relics of Aldhelm 3: Dunstan 1, concerned with the safety of Aldhelm 3's relics moved them from a precious reliquary into a stone tomb.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.255.5-7
Reporting (2)
 Aldhelm 3.reports of journey of scholars (Anonymi 2002) across the sea to gain learning: Aldhelm 3 learnt from Irish sources (Anonymi 1999) about the travels thither by scholars in search of education (Anonymi 2000).: Aldhelm.Ep  5 (p. 490)
 Cellanus 1.report about Aldhelm 3’s Latinity: Cellanus 1 told Aldhelm 3 that the report filled with praise of his Latinity had reached his ears.: Cellanus.Ep  III (9)
Request (4)
 Aldhelm 3.petition to bishop (Anonymous 783) for baptism of nun (Anonymous 784): Aldhelm 3 petitioned a bishop (Anonymous 783) for the baptism of a nun (Anonymous 784), which was conditionally granted.: Aldhelm.Ep  6 (8)
 Anonymous 797.request that Aldhelm 3 become his teacher: The author of Letter I (6) (Anonymous 797) requested that Aldhelm 3 become his teacher.: Anon.EpAldhelmo  I (6)
 Anonymous 797.request that Aldhelm 3 lend him a book: The author of Letter I (6) (Anonymous 797) asked Aldhelm 3 to lend him a book.: Anon.EpAldhelmo  I (6)
 Cellanus 1.request to Aldhelm 3 for sermons: Cellanus 1 asked Aldhelm 3 to send sermons.: Cellanus.Ep  III (9)
Retirement (1)
 Hęha 1.taking holy vows: Hęha 1 took holy vows and took vows under the authority of Anonymous 323; five years later Hęha 1 dissolved his vows and petitioned Ine 1 for the return of his land: S241   
Singing/song-composition (1)
 Aldhelm 3.writing in English: Despite his great learning, Aldhelm 3 did not neglect the poetry of his native tongue. On one has ever rivalled him in the ability to write poetry in English, to compose songs, and to recite or sing them as occasion demanded. Alfred 8 relates that Aldhelm 3 was the author of a popular song still current today.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.190.3
Tomb-making/opening (1)
 Dunstan 1.moving relics of Aldhelm 3: Dunstan 1, concerned with the safety of Aldhelm 3's relics moved them from a precious reliquary into a stone tomb.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.255.5-7
Tonsuring (1)
 Aldhelm 3.counsel to Geraint 1 to follow Roman church practice: Aldhelm 3 urged Geraint 1 to follow Peter and the Roman church with respect to the celebration of Easter and the Roman method of tonsure.: Aldhelm.Ep  4 (p. 485)
Treaty (1)
 Aldhelm 3.agreement with Oswald 1: Aldhelm 3 and Oswald 1 concluded a pledge of agreement.: PsAldhelm.EpitTract  1 (p. 206)
Factoids linked indirectly to Aldhelm 3 (23)
Education (3)
 Wihtfrith 1: your Discipleship: Aldhelm.Ep  3
 Heahfrith 1: Aldhelm 3 urged Heahfrith 1 to continue in his studies: Aldhelm.Ep  5 (p. 491)
 Ęthelwald 17: Ęthelwald 17 stayed with Aldhelm 3 for the purpose of learning, where he was instilled with the recondite studies of the liberal arts. Aldhelm 3 had nurtured him from the earliest stages of tenderest infancy to lively manhood.: Ęthelwald.Ep  II (7)
Authorship (6)
Sergius 1:  Author of a letter to Aldhelm 3 granting privileges for the monasteries at Malmesbury and Frome (Letter): Sergius.Ep.B106   
Sergius 1:  Author of a letter to Aldhelm 3 granting privileges for the monasteries at Malmesbury and Frome (Letter): Sergius.Ep.B105   
Cellanus 1:  Author of a letter to Aldhelm 3 (Letter): Aldhelm.Ep  7 (10)
Anonymous 794:  Author of a poem to Aldhelm 3 (Poem): Ęthelwald.CarmRhythm  iv.1-78
Ęthelwald 17:  Author of a rhythmical poem to Aldhelm 3 (Poem): Ęthelwald.CarmRhythm  iv.1-78
Faricius 1:  Details of Aldhelm 3's life were brought together into a little book by Abbot Faricius 1. (Saint’s Life): WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.Prologue
Office (1)
Deacon of Aldhelm 3 (1)
 Pehthelm 1: Bede.HE  v.18
Occupation (6)
Messenger of Aldhelm 3 (2)
 Anonymous 782: Aldhelm.Ep  1 (p. 476)
 Anonymous 785: Aldhelm.Ep  10 (13)
Monk of Aldhelm 3 (1)
 Pehthelm 1: Bede.HE  v.18
Pupil of Aldhelm 3 (1)
 Pehthelm 1: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  iii.118.3
Teacher of Aldhelm 3 (2)
 Hadrian 2: Aldhelm.Ep  2.Inscrip
 Anonymous 798: Anon.EpAldhelmo  I (6)
Status (5)
Dominus of Aldhelm 3 (3)
 Oswald 1: PsAldhelm.EpitTract  Inscrip.
 Wihtfrith 1: Aldhelm.Ep  3.Inscrip
 Geraint 1: Aldhelm.Ep  4.Inscrip
Pupil of Aldhelm 3 (1)
 Ęthelwald 17: Aldhelm.Ep  8 (11).Inscrip
Sodalis of Aldhelm 3 (1)
 Anonymi 1991: Aldhelm.Ep  1 (p. 478)
Event (2)
Accusation (1)
 Aldhelm 3.journey to Rome: On consultations with Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2, Aldhelm 3 resolved to go to Rome to win privileges from the pope Sergius 1 for his monasteries, which he founded thanks to the generosity of Leuthhere 2. During his stay in Rome, Aldhelm 3 won the pontiff's heart by his devotion and by two miracles: a chasuble he dropped having celebrated a mass hung on a sunbeam; he also cleared the pope from accusations of fathering a nun's son by making the infant proclaim miraculously that Sergius 1 was innocent. The pope granted the privileges Aldhelm 3 was asking for, writing a letter. Aldhelm 3 returned safely to England with rich gifts, particularly a marble altar. The camel carrying it collapsed under its weight, and the altar broke in two; but Aldhelm 3's prayers restored both the piece to its former entity and the animal to its strength. In England Aldhelm 3 was welcomed back by Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2; the latter was given many gifts from the pope, but the altar Aldhelm 3 gave to the former. Ine 1 placed it in his town called Bruton.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.217-222
Advice/counsel (8)
 Aldhelm 3.counsel to Geraint 1 to follow Roman church practice: Aldhelm 3 urged Geraint 1 to follow Peter and the Roman church with respect to the celebration of Easter and the Roman method of tonsure.: Aldhelm.Ep  4 (p. 485)
 Aldhelm 3.counsel to Sigegyth 1 and sisters (Anonymi 2004): Aldhelm 3 gave counsel to Sigegyth 1 and the sisters (Anonymi 2004).: Aldhelm.Ep  6 (8)
 Aldhelm 3.counsel to Wihtfrith 1 about study in Ireland: Aldhelm 3 counselled Wihtfrith 1 about his proposed study trip to Ireland.: Aldhelm.Ep  3
 Aldhelm 3.counsel to Wilfrid 2’s abbots (Anonymi 2005): Aldhelm 3 urged Wilfrid 2's abbots (Anonymi 2005) to cross the sea and join him in exile.: Aldhelm.Ep  9 (12) (677)
 Aldhelm 3.counsel to Ęthelwald 17: Aldhelm 3 cautioned Ęthelwald 17 about his behaviour.: Aldhelm.Ep  8 (11)
 Aldhelm 3.journey to Rome: On consultations with Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2, Aldhelm 3 resolved to go to Rome to win privileges from the pope Sergius 1 for his monasteries, which he founded thanks to the generosity of Leuthhere 2. During his stay in Rome, Aldhelm 3 won the pontiff's heart by his devotion and by two miracles: a chasuble he dropped having celebrated a mass hung on a sunbeam; he also cleared the pope from accusations of fathering a nun's son by making the infant proclaim miraculously that Sergius 1 was innocent. The pope granted the privileges Aldhelm 3 was asking for, writing a letter. Aldhelm 3 returned safely to England with rich gifts, particularly a marble altar. The camel carrying it collapsed under its weight, and the altar broke in two; but Aldhelm 3's prayers restored both the piece to its former entity and the animal to its strength. In England Aldhelm 3 was welcomed back by Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2; the latter was given many gifts from the pope, but the altar Aldhelm 3 gave to the former. Ine 1 placed it in his town called Bruton.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.217-222
 Ine 1.founding Glastonbury: Ine 1 founded the monastery of Glastonbury on Aldhelm 3's advice.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.209.2
 Ine 1.founding of a monastery at Glastonbury: King Ine 1 built a monastery in Glastonbury on the advice of the blessed Aldhelm 3. During the reign of King Alfred 8 the monastery was destroyed by the Danes, but noble restored by Dunstan 1 thanks to King Edmund 14's generosity. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.91.1-2
Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of bishop (1)
 Aldhelm 3.consecrated bishop: When Hędde 2 bishop of Wessex died, there was much joy in heaven and much grief on earth. His see was divided: Daniel 1 was placed over Winchester; Sherborne fell to Aldhelm 3. He objected as long as he could, but was finally escorted to archbishop Beorhtwald 6, his old friend, for consecration.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.223
Ascetic practices/fasting/resisting temptation (1)
 Aldhelm 3.ascetic exploits: Aldhelm 3 voluntary fed his mind by starving his body; he never left the monastery without a compelling cause; to tame the rebellious flesh, he would plunge himself in a spring close to his house, right up to his shoulders, spending there nights in the freezing winter cold. He spent sleepless nights worshiping God; he did avoid feminine society, but rather had some woman by him, with his mind elsewhere, intent on singing the Psalter. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.213.1-4
Baptism (2)
 Aldhelm 3.petition to bishop (Anonymous 783) for baptism of nun (Anonymous 784): Aldhelm 3 petitioned a bishop (Anonymous 783) for the baptism of a nun (Anonymous 784), which was conditionally granted.: Aldhelm.Ep  6 (8)
 Cędwalla 1.grant to Aldhelm 3: Cędwalla 1, after his baptism, gave to Aldhelm 3 a wood called Kemble, to the east of the boundary set by the road, up to the river Thames, a place near another wood called Bradon [Purton], and a place at the confluence of the rivers Avon and Wyliye, for brothers to fish. Part of these lands were exchanged in the same year for others of one . : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.205-8 (688)
Bequeathing/will-making (1)
 Aldhelm 3.burial: Aldhelm 3 was interred in the church of St Michael, where the saint long ago made provision for his burial.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.231.1
Book circulating/making/reading/translating/writing (7)
 Aldhelm 3.composition of Prose De uirginitate: Aldhelm 3 described the circumstances of composing his prose De uirginitate.: Aldhelm.ProsVirg  59
 Aldhelm 3.promise to compose Verse De uirginitate: Aldhelm 3 wrote that he would try to compose a work on virginity in verse.: Aldhelm.ProsVirg  60
 Aldhelm 3.refuting false Easter: Aldhelm 3 spent much time and energy preaching to the Britons and refuting their adherence to the false Easter; he even wrote a book for them which they then lost.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.215
 Aldhelm 3.saving sailors: Once Aldhelm 3 was in Dover, looking at goods brought from the coast of Gaul to England. He noticed a book containing the complete text of the Old and New Testaments, but the sailors refused to sell it to him for the price he offered and abused him verbally. Although Aldhelm 3 was not offended, God took revenge and brought out a terrible storm, so that the sailors' boat was about to be swallowed by the sea. Aldhelm 3 pacified the storm, and was offered the book as a free gift; he, however, paid for it a sum nicely judged so that he neither took advantage of paupers nor rejected the prayers of suppliants.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.224
 Anonymous 797.request that Aldhelm 3 lend him a book: The author of Letter I (6) (Anonymous 797) asked Aldhelm 3 to lend him a book.: Anon.EpAldhelmo  I (6)
 Lull 1.letter to Dealwine 1: Lull 1 wrote to his former master (Dealwine 1) asking him to send abroad Aldhelm 3's works.: Lull.Ep.T71    ([745] x [746])
 Ęthelwald 17.gift of three poems: Ęthelwald 17 sent three poems to Aldhelm 3, one of which he also sent to Wihtfrith 1.: Ęthelwald.Ep  II(7)
Borrowing/lending (1)
 Anonymous 797.request that Aldhelm 3 lend him a book: The author of Letter I (6) (Anonymous 797) asked Aldhelm 3 to lend him a book.: Anon.EpAldhelmo  I (6)
Building construction/restoration (1)
 Ine 1.founding of a monastery at Glastonbury: King Ine 1 built a monastery in Glastonbury on the advice of the blessed Aldhelm 3. During the reign of King Alfred 8 the monastery was destroyed by the Danes, but noble restored by Dunstan 1 thanks to King Edmund 14's generosity. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.91.1-2
Burial (2)
 Aldhelm 3.burial: Aldhelm 3 was interred in the church of St Michael, where the saint long ago made provision for his burial.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.231.1
 Maildubh 1-Aldhelm 3-John 31.burial: St Maildubh 1, St Aldhelm 3 and John 31the Wise rest in Ealdelmesbyrig [Malmesbury].: RestingPlaces  II.41
Charter confirmation (1)
 Aldhelm 3.granting privilege: Aldhelm 3 grants the monasteries of Malmesbury, Frome, and Bradford the right to free election of their abbots. The grant was confirmed twice, in the nunnery of Wimborne, ruled by Cuthburg 3, and in the holy synod by the river Nadder. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.225 (705)
Charter-witnessing (22)
 S1166 - Cenfrith 2 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Cenfrith 2, comes Merciorum, to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Wootton Bassett, Wilts.: S1166    (680)
 S1170 - Baldred 1 and Aldhelm 3 exchanging lands: Baldred 1 to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 100 hides (manentes) near the river Avon, round the wood called Stercanlei (cf. Startley Farm in Great Somerford, Wilts.) and at Cnebbanburg, in exchange for 100 hides (cassati) east of the wood called Braydon, Wilts.: S1170    (688)
 S1175 - Walter 1 granting land to Ecgwine 1: Walter 1, sacerdos, to St Mary's minster, Evesham (Cronochomme) and to Ecgwine 1, bishop; grant of land at Swell, Gloucs: S1175    (706)
 S1176 - Bealdhun 2 granting a fishery to Froda 1: Bealdhun 2 (Bealthun) to Froda 1, abbot; grant of fishery called Swynwere in the river Parret, Somerset: S1176    (708)
 S1245 - Leuthhere 2 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Leuthhere 2, bishop of the Saxons, to Aldhelm 3, priest; grant of land at Malmesbury, Wilts., for a monastery: S1245    (675)
 S1251a - a statement by Aldhelm 3: Aldhelm 3, bishop (of Sherborne), declares that he has agreed to remain abbot of his monasteries at Malmesbury, Frome and Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, but confirms that the communities are to be free to elect their own abbots after his death: S1251a    (705)
 S227 - Cenwealh 2 granting land to Beorhtwald 6: Cenwealh 2, king of Wessex, to Beorhtwald 6, abbot; grant of 1 hide (cassatus) and two small islands, with a fishery, at Meare, Somerset: S227    (670)
 S230 - Cędwalla 1 granting land to Wilfrid 2: Cędwalla 1, king, to Wilfrid 2, bishop; grant of 70 hides (tributarii) at Pagham, Shripney, Charlton, Bognor, Bersted, North Bersted, Crimsham, North and South Mundham (and, in the shortened version, Slindon), all in Sussex, and to the community at St Andrew's church situated on the east of the harbour called Uedringmutha (Pagham Harbour), grant of 10 hides (tributarii) at Tangmere, Sussex: S230    (685)
 S234 - Cędwalla 1 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Cędwalla 1, king, to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 140 hides (manentes) on both sides of the wood called Kemele (Kemble, Gloucs.), 30 on the east side of the wood of Braydon, Wilts., and 5 at the confluence of the rivers Avon and Wylye: S234    (688)
 S235 - Cędwalla 1 granting land to Cedde 1 Cissa 1 and Criswa 1: Cędwalla 1, king of the (West) Saxons, to Cedde 1, Cissa 1 and Criswa 1 (? Crispa); grant, for the foundation of a minster, of 60 hides (cassati) at Farnham, Surrey, including 10 at Binton and 2 at Churt, Surrey, and land at Cusanweoh: S235    (688)
 S236 - Baldred 1 granting land to Hęmgils 2 and Glastonbury, Our Lady and St Patrick 1: Baldred 1, king, to Hęmgils 2, abbot, and the church of Glastonbury, Our Lady and St Patrick 1; grant of 12 (or 6) hides (manentes) at Pennard, Somerset: S236    (681)
 S237 - Centwine 1 granting land to Hęmgils 2: Centwine 1, king of the (West) Saxons, to Hęmgils 2, abbot of Glastonbury; grant of 23 hides (mansiones) near Quantock Wood and 3 hides (cassati) at Crycbeorh (probably Creechbarrow Hill, near Taunton), Somerset: S237    (682)
 S242 - Ine 1 granting land to Winchester: Ine 1, king, to the church of SS Peter and Paul, Winchester; restitution of 40 hides (mansae) at Alresford, Hants., previously granted by King Cenwealh 2: S242    (705 x 726)
 S243 - Ine 1 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Ine 1, king of the (West) Saxons, to Aldhelm 3, abbot, for the monastery of Malmesbury 1; grant of 45 hides (cassati), consisting of 5 hides at Garsdon, 20 and 10 hides by Corsaburn (Gauze Brook, cf. Corston) and 10 hides at Rodbourne in Malmesbury, all in Wilts: S243    (701)
 S245 - Ine 1 exempting church from burdens: Ine 1, king, to the churches and monasteries (of West Saxons); grant of exemption from secular burdens: S245    (704)
 S246 - Aldhelm 3 witnessing Ine 1 granting privileges to Glastonbury: Ine 1, king, to the church of Glastonbury, St Mary's & St Patrick's; grant of freedom from secular burdens: S246    (704)
 S248 - Ine 1 granting land to Beorhtwald 5: Ine 1, king (of West Saxons), to Beorhtwald 5, abbot; grant of 20 hides (casati) by the river Tone, 20 hides (manentes) by the river Sheppey (formerly Doulting) and 20 hides west of Corscombe (? North Wootton), all in Somerset: S248    (705 x 706)
 S256 - Cuthred 7 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Cuthred 7, king of the Gewisse, to Aldhelm 3, abbot, and Malmesbury 1 Abbey; grant of 10 hides (mansiones) at Wootton Bassett, Wilts: S256    (745)
 S45 - Nothhelm 1 granting land to Nothgyth 1: Nothhelm 1 (Nunna), king of Sussex, to Nothgyth 1, his sister; grant, in order to found a minster, of 33 hides (cassati) at Lidsey, Aldingbourne, Lenstedegate (? Westergate in Aldington) and (North) Mundham, Sussex: S45    (692)
 S71 - Ęthelred 2 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Ęthelred 2, king of Mercians, to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 15 hides (cassati) near Tetbury, Gloucs: S71    (681)
 S73 - Ęthelred 2 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Ęthelred 2, king of Mercians, to Aldhelm 3, abbot, and his successors; grant of 30 hides (cassati) west of the highway (Long Newnton, Wilts., cf S 1038) and 15 near Tetbury, Gloucs: S73    (681)
 S79 - Cenred 2 granting land to Ecgwine 1: Cenred 2, king of Mercians, to Ecgwine 1, bishop; grant, for life, of 12 agri at Oldberrow, Warwicks., with reversion to St Mary's, Evesham 1 Minster: S79    (709)
Church/monastery destruction (1)
 Ine 1.founding of a monastery at Glastonbury: King Ine 1 built a monastery in Glastonbury on the advice of the blessed Aldhelm 3. During the reign of King Alfred 8 the monastery was destroyed by the Danes, but noble restored by Dunstan 1 thanks to King Edmund 14's generosity. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.91.1-2
Church/monastery/minster foundation/dedication/restoration (12)
 Aldhelm 3.building a church: Aldhelm 3 built a church in Dorset, near Wareham and Corfe Castle. It is now roofless and open to the sky, but miraculously no drop of rain ever falls inside of it.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.217.3-6
 Aldhelm 3.death: Aldhelm 3 died at a village in Somerset called Doulting, which he had once given to the monks of Glastonbury. The building where he died was a wooden church, to which he had himself carried as he was breathing his last. Later the church was rebuilt in stone. During its consecration a blind widow [Anonymous 10089] received sight. In this church there is a stone on which the saint sat when he was dying; many sick people are known to have been cured by means of water from its washing.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.228
 Aldhelm 3.founding a monastery: Aldhelm 3 built a monastery by the river Frome, as one can read in the privilege granted by Pope Sergius 1.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.198.1
 Aldhelm 3.founding monastery at Bradford: It is a popular view that Aldhelm 3 fitted out a monastery at Bradford.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.198.1
 Aldhelm 3.journey to Rome: On consultations with Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2, Aldhelm 3 resolved to go to Rome to win privileges from the pope Sergius 1 for his monasteries, which he founded thanks to the generosity of Leuthhere 2. During his stay in Rome, Aldhelm 3 won the pontiff's heart by his devotion and by two miracles: a chasuble he dropped having celebrated a mass hung on a sunbeam; he also cleared the pope from accusations of fathering a nun's son by making the infant proclaim miraculously that Sergius 1 was innocent. The pope granted the privileges Aldhelm 3 was asking for, writing a letter. Aldhelm 3 returned safely to England with rich gifts, particularly a marble altar. The camel carrying it collapsed under its weight, and the altar broke in two; but Aldhelm 3's prayers restored both the piece to its former entity and the animal to its strength. In England Aldhelm 3 was welcomed back by Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2; the latter was given many gifts from the pope, but the altar Aldhelm 3 gave to the former. Ine 1 placed it in his town called Bruton.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.217-222
 Aldhelm 3.miracle of the short beam: In the monastery at Malmesbury, centred on St Peter's church, Aldhelm 3 built two more churches, in honour of Mary Mother of God, and of St Michael. When the first one had its roof timbers fastened, one turned out too short. Aldhelm 3, moving his lips in prayer and making a gentle gesture with his arm, caused the short beam to become as long as the others.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.216
 Aldhelm 3.re-building Malmesbury: Aldhelm 3 re-built the monastery at Malmesbury: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.197
 Ine 1.founding Glastonbury: Ine 1 founded the monastery of Glastonbury on Aldhelm 3's advice.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.209.2
 Ine 1.founding of a monastery at Glastonbury: King Ine 1 built a monastery in Glastonbury on the advice of the blessed Aldhelm 3. During the reign of King Alfred 8 the monastery was destroyed by the Danes, but noble restored by Dunstan 1 thanks to King Edmund 14's generosity. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.91.1-2
 Leuthhere 2.granting land to Aldhelm 3 S1245: Leuthhere 2, bishop of the Saxons, to Aldhelm 3, priest; grant of land at Malmesbury, Wilts., for a monastery: S1245    (675)
 S235 - Cędwalla 1 granting land to Cedde 1 Cissa 1 and Criswa 1: Cędwalla 1, king of the (West) Saxons, to Cedde 1, Cissa 1 and Criswa 1 (? Crispa); grant, for the foundation of a minster, of 60 hides (cassati) at Farnham, Surrey, including 10 at Binton and 2 at Churt, Surrey, and land at Cusanweoh: S235    (688)
 S45 - Nothhelm 1 granting land to Nothgyth 1: Nothhelm 1 (Nunna), king of Sussex, to Nothgyth 1, his sister; grant, in order to found a minster, of 33 hides (cassati) at Lidsey, Aldingbourne, Lenstedegate (? Westergate in Aldington) and (North) Mundham, Sussex: S45    (692)
Confirmation of land/privileges (2)
 Aldhelm 3.S1251a confirming privileges to Malmesbury 1, Frome 1, Bradford on Avon 1: Aldhelm 3, bishop (of Sherborne), declares that he has agreed to remain abbot of his monasteries at Malmesbury 1, Frome 1 and Bradford on Avon 1, Wiltshire, but confirms that the communities are to be free to elect their own abbots after his death: S1251a    (705)
 Aldhelm 3.granting privilege: Aldhelm 3 grants the monasteries of Malmesbury, Frome, and Bradford the right to free election of their abbots. The grant was confirmed twice, in the nunnery of Wimborne, ruled by Cuthburg 3, and in the holy synod by the river Nadder. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.225 (705)
Correspondence (10)
 Aldhelm 3.instruction to write letters to Geraint 1: The whole episcopal council (Anonymi 1994) instructed Aldhelm 3 to write to Geraint 1.: Aldhelm.Ep  4 (p. 481)
 Aldhelm 3.letter to Cellanus 1: Aldhelm 3 expressed astonishment that Cellanus 1 had written to him as such an insignificant person..: Aldhelm.Ep  7 (10)
 Aldhelm 3.letter to Hadrian 2: Aldhelm 3 wrote to say that he had longed for Hadrian 2's company since leaving Kent three years previously.: Aldhelm.Ep  2
 Aldhelm 3.letter to Leuthhere 2: Aldhelm 3 explained that he could not spend Christmas with the brethren (Anonymi 1990) as he had intended.: Aldhelm.Ep  1
 Aldhelm 3.reception of letters: Aldhelm 3 received letters from the dedicatees of his Prose De uirginitate.: Aldhelm.ProsVirg  1-2, 59
 Aldhelm 3.writing in defence of Wilfrid 2: When Wilfrid 2 was exiled, Aldhelm 3 wrote letters in his defence. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.192
 Aldhelm 3.writing to Hędde 2: Hędde 2 composed learned official letters, and Aldhelm 3 addressed his erudite writings to him.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.10
 Lull 1.letter to Dealwine 1: Lull 1 wrote to his former master (Dealwine 1) asking him to send abroad Aldhelm 3's works.: Lull.Ep.T71    ([745] x [746])
 Sergius 1.letter to Aldhelm 3: Sergius 1 sent Aldhelm 3 a privilege for the monasteries at Malmesbury and Frome, following Aldhelm 3's request.: Sergius.Ep.B105   
 Ęthelwald 17.request to Aldhelm 3 for further instruction: Ęthelwald 17 asked Aldhelm 3 for further instruction.: Ęthelwald.Ep  II (7)
Council-meeting, ecclesiastical (4)
 Aldhelm 3.attendance at church council: Aldhelm 3 attended an episcopal council in the presence of bishops from almost all of Britain (Anonymi 1994).: Aldhelm.Ep  4 (p. 481)
 Aldhelm 3.granting privilege: Aldhelm 3 grants the monasteries of Malmesbury, Frome, and Bradford the right to free election of their abbots. The grant was confirmed twice, in the nunnery of Wimborne, ruled by Cuthburg 3, and in the holy synod by the river Nadder. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.225 (705)
 Aldhelm 3.instruction to write letters to Geraint 1: The whole episcopal council (Anonymi 1994) instructed Aldhelm 3 to write to Geraint 1.: Aldhelm.Ep  4 (p. 481)
 Aldhelm 3.journey to episcopal council: Aldhelm 3 journeyed with a band of brethren (Anonymi 1200) to an episcopal council.: Aldhelm.ProsVirg  1
Death/dying (3)
 Aldhelm 3.consecrated bishop: When Hędde 2 bishop of Wessex died, there was much joy in heaven and much grief on earth. His see was divided: Daniel 1 was placed over Winchester; Sherborne fell to Aldhelm 3. He objected as long as he could, but was finally escorted to archbishop Beorhtwald 6, his old friend, for consecration.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.223
 Aldhelm 3.death: Aldhelm 3 died in the year of our Lord 709, eighteen years before Ine 1 and twenty-five before Bede 1, in the thirty-fourth year since he was made abbot by Leuthhere 2 and the fifth since Beorhtwald 6 made him bishop. As for his age, no written source has reckoned it. In the same year Wilfrid 2 and Cenred 2 died.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.231.2-3 (709)
 Ecgwine 1.vision: Ecgwine 1 saw a vision from heaven telling him of the death of his friend [Aldhelm 3]. Hurried to Doulting with all speed. He made arrangements for the body to be taken to Malmesbury. Famous indeed was that funeral procession: every seven miles stone crosses were put up; many victims of chronic illness have brought their faith to these crosses and regained their health. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.229-230.2
Disputing/dispute-settling (1)
 Anonymi 1993.dissension over rule of Catholic faith: Geraint 1's bishops (Anonymi 1993) were in disagreement about the practice of the Catholic faith.: Aldhelm.Ep  4 (p. 482)
Dreaming/seeing vision/revelation (2)
 Ecgwine 1.vision: Ecgwine 1 saw a vision from heaven telling him of the death of his friend [Aldhelm 3]. Hurried to Doulting with all speed. He made arrangements for the body to be taken to Malmesbury. Famous indeed was that funeral procession: every seven miles stone crosses were put up; many victims of chronic illness have brought their faith to these crosses and regained their health. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.229-230.2
 Folcwine 2.healed by the vision of St Aldhelm 3: In the time of bishop Osmund 23 there was a boy called Folcwine 2 whose legs were defective from birth so that he could not walk, as there was no normal bending or separation in them. One, when he was 13 or 14, he fell asleep in the choir of the church on the day of Aldhelm 3's festival, and saw a dream: someone of average height with white beard and hair sat next to him and began to stroke gently his legs, gradually straightening them and restoring them to their natural state. Thus was the boy healed by the vision of St Aldhelm 3.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.269
Easter-observance (2)
 Aldhelm 3.counsel to Geraint 1 to follow Roman church practice: Aldhelm 3 urged Geraint 1 to follow Peter and the Roman church with respect to the celebration of Easter and the Roman method of tonsure.: Aldhelm.Ep  4 (p. 485)
 Aldhelm 3.refuting false Easter: Aldhelm 3 spent much time and energy preaching to the Britons and refuting their adherence to the false Easter; he even wrote a book for them which they then lost.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.215
Education/teaching (3)
 Aldhelm 3.reports of journey of scholars (Anonymi 2002) across the sea to gain learning: Aldhelm 3 learnt from Irish sources (Anonymi 1999) about the travels thither by scholars in search of education (Anonymi 2000).: Aldhelm.Ep  5 (p. 490)
 Anonymous 797.request that Aldhelm 3 become his teacher: The author of Letter I (6) (Anonymous 797) requested that Aldhelm 3 become his teacher.: Anon.EpAldhelmo  I (6)
 Heahfrith 1.journey back to Britain from Ireland: Heahfrith 1 returned to Britain after six years of study in Ireland.: Aldhelm.Ep  5 (p. 489)
Enquiry (1)
 Ęthelwald 17.request to Aldhelm 3 for further instruction: Ęthelwald 17 asked Aldhelm 3 for further instruction.: Ęthelwald.Ep  II (7)
Episcopal see, acquisition/institution/division/merge (2)
 Aldhelm 3.consecrated bishop: When Hędde 2 bishop of Wessex died, there was much joy in heaven and much grief on earth. His see was divided: Daniel 1 was placed over Winchester; Sherborne fell to Aldhelm 3. He objected as long as he could, but was finally escorted to archbishop Beorhtwald 6, his old friend, for consecration.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.223
 Daniel 1.division of West Saxon sees: There was an agreement to divide the bishopric of the West Saxons, which formerly had been one, into two in the time of Daniel 1.: ASC  709 ADEF(OE and Lat.)G, <708/9> B, 708 C (ca 705)
Exile (2)
 Aldhelm 3.counsel to Wilfrid 2’s abbots (Anonymi 2005): Aldhelm 3 urged Wilfrid 2's abbots (Anonymi 2005) to cross the sea and join him in exile.: Aldhelm.Ep  9 (12) (677)
 Aldhelm 3.writing in defence of Wilfrid 2: When Wilfrid 2 was exiled, Aldhelm 3 wrote letters in his defence. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.192
Friendship-making (1)
 Aldhelm 3.letter to Hadrian 2: Aldhelm 3 wrote to say that he had longed for Hadrian 2's company since leaving Kent three years previously.: Aldhelm.Ep  2
Grant and Gift (31)
 Aldhelm 3.death: Aldhelm 3 died at a village in Somerset called Doulting, which he had once given to the monks of Glastonbury. The building where he died was a wooden church, to which he had himself carried as he was breathing his last. Later the church was rebuilt in stone. During its consecration a blind widow [Anonymous 10089] received sight. In this church there is a stone on which the saint sat when he was dying; many sick people are known to have been cured by means of water from its washing.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.228
 Aldhelm 3.journey to Rome: On consultations with Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2, Aldhelm 3 resolved to go to Rome to win privileges from the pope Sergius 1 for his monasteries, which he founded thanks to the generosity of Leuthhere 2. During his stay in Rome, Aldhelm 3 won the pontiff's heart by his devotion and by two miracles: a chasuble he dropped having celebrated a mass hung on a sunbeam; he also cleared the pope from accusations of fathering a nun's son by making the infant proclaim miraculously that Sergius 1 was innocent. The pope granted the privileges Aldhelm 3 was asking for, writing a letter. Aldhelm 3 returned safely to England with rich gifts, particularly a marble altar. The camel carrying it collapsed under its weight, and the altar broke in two; but Aldhelm 3's prayers restored both the piece to its former entity and the animal to its strength. In England Aldhelm 3 was welcomed back by Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2; the latter was given many gifts from the pope, but the altar Aldhelm 3 gave to the former. Ine 1 placed it in his town called Bruton.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.217-222
 Beorhtwald 4.grant to Aldhelm 3: Beorhtwald 4 gave Aldhelm 3 and the monastery of Malmesbury a gift of land to the east of the river Thames, near the ford called Somerford, fourteen hides.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.203-204 (685)
 Beorhtwald 4.granting land to Aldhelm 3 and Malmesbury 1 S1169: Beorhtwald 4, king or subregulus, to Aldhelm 3, abbot, for the monks of Malmesbury 1; grant of 40 hides (cassati) at Somerford Keynes, Gloucs.: S1169    (685)
 Cenfrith 2.grant to Aldhelm 3: Cenfrith 2 gave to Abbot Aldhelm 3 ten hides in Wootton.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.200.2-201
 Cenfrith 2.granting land to Aldhelm 3 S1166: Cenfrith 2, comes Merciorum, to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Wootton Bassett, Wilts.: S1166    (680)
 Cuthred 7.grant of land to Malmesbury 1: Cuthred 7, king of the Gewisse, to Aldhelm, abbot ( reference either to the already deceased Aldhelm 3, or to Aldhelm 5), and Malmesbury 1 Abbey, with the consent of bishop Daniel 1; grant of 10 hides (mansiones) at Wootton Bassett, Wilts.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.232.3-233 (745)
 Cuthred 7.grant of land to Malmesbury 1 S256: Cuthred 7, king of the Gewisse, to Aldhelm, abbot ( reference either to the already deceased Aldhelm 3, or to Aldhelm 5), and Malmesbury 1 Abbey; grant of 10 hides (mansiones) at Wootton Bassett, Wilts.: S256    (754)
 Cędwalla 1.grant to Aldhelm 3: Cędwalla 1, after his baptism, gave to Aldhelm 3 a wood called Kemble, to the east of the boundary set by the road, up to the river Thames, a place near another wood called Bradon [Purton], and a place at the confluence of the rivers Avon and Wyliye, for brothers to fish. Part of these lands were exchanged in the same year for others of one . : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.205-8 (688)
 Cędwalla 1.granting land to Aldhelm 3: King Cędwalla 1 to Aldhelm 3, grant of at Kemble of which 4 were at Chelworth in Crudwell, and 35 at Purton.: S1038    (685 x 688)
 Cędwalla 1.granting land to Aldhelm 3 S234: Cędwalla 1, king, to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 140 hides (manentes) on both sides of the wood called Kemele (Kemble, Gloucs.), 30 on the east side of the wood of Braydon, Wilts., and 5 at the confluence of the rivers Avon and Wylye: S234    (688)
 Ine 1.grant to Aldhelm 3: Ine 1 granted the venerable Abbot Aldhelm 3 lands to enlarge the monastery Meldumesburg[Malmesbury]: five hides in Garsdon, twenty where the stream Gauze Brook rises, and in another place by the same stream ten; and by the brook called Rodbourne ten.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.209.2-210
 Ine 1.granting land to Aldhelm 3 for Malmesbury 1 S243: Ine 1, king of the (West) Saxons, to Aldhelm 3, abbot, for the monastery of Malmesbury 1; grant of 45 hides (cassati), consisting of 5 hides at Garsdon, 20 and 10 hides by Corsaburn (Gauze Brook, cf. Corston) and 10 hides at Rodbourne in Malmesbury 1, all in Wilts.: S243    (701)
 Ine 1.granting privileges to the churches of Wessex: Ine 1, acting on the counsel and ruling of bishop Aldhelm 3, grants liberty to the churches and confers privilege on the monasteries so that they may serve God alone.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.226 (704)
 Leuthhere 2.grant to Aldhelm 3: Leuthhere 2 granted the abbey of Malmesbury to Aldhelm 3.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.189.5, 199 (675)
 Leuthhere 2.granting land to Aldhelm 3 S1245: Leuthhere 2, bishop of the Saxons, to Aldhelm 3, priest; grant of land at Malmesbury, Wilts., for a monastery: S1245    (675)
 S1166 - Cenfrith 2 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Cenfrith 2, comes Merciorum, to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Wootton Bassett, Wilts.: S1166    (680)
 S1170 - Baldred 1 and Aldhelm 3 exchanging lands: Baldred 1 to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 100 hides (manentes) near the river Avon, round the wood called Stercanlei (cf. Startley Farm in Great Somerford, Wilts.) and at Cnebbanburg, in exchange for 100 hides (cassati) east of the wood called Braydon, Wilts.: S1170    (688)
 S1245 - Leuthhere 2 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Leuthhere 2, bishop of the Saxons, to Aldhelm 3, priest; grant of land at Malmesbury, Wilts., for a monastery: S1245    (675)
 S227 - Cenwealh 2 granting land to Beorhtwald 6: Cenwealh 2, king of Wessex, to Beorhtwald 6, abbot; grant of 1 hide (cassatus) and two small islands, with a fishery, at Meare, Somerset: S227    (670)
 S230 - Cędwalla 1 granting land to Wilfrid 2: Cędwalla 1, king, to Wilfrid 2, bishop; grant of 70 hides (tributarii) at Pagham, Shripney, Charlton, Bognor, Bersted, North Bersted, Crimsham, North and South Mundham (and, in the shortened version, Slindon), all in Sussex, and to the community at St Andrew's church situated on the east of the harbour called Uedringmutha (Pagham Harbour), grant of 10 hides (tributarii) at Tangmere, Sussex: S230    (685)
 S234 - Cędwalla 1 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Cędwalla 1, king, to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 140 hides (manentes) on both sides of the wood called Kemele (Kemble, Gloucs.), 30 on the east side of the wood of Braydon, Wilts., and 5 at the confluence of the rivers Avon and Wylye: S234    (688)
 S235 - Cędwalla 1 granting land to Cedde 1 Cissa 1 and Criswa 1: Cędwalla 1, king of the (West) Saxons, to Cedde 1, Cissa 1 and Criswa 1 (? Crispa); grant, for the foundation of a minster, of 60 hides (cassati) at Farnham, Surrey, including 10 at Binton and 2 at Churt, Surrey, and land at Cusanweoh: S235    (688)
 S236 - Baldred 1 granting land to Hęmgils 2 and Glastonbury, Our Lady and St Patrick 1: Baldred 1, king, to Hęmgils 2, abbot, and the church of Glastonbury, Our Lady and St Patrick 1; grant of 12 (or 6) hides (manentes) at Pennard, Somerset: S236    (681)
 S237 - Centwine 1 granting land to Hęmgils 2: Centwine 1, king of the (West) Saxons, to Hęmgils 2, abbot of Glastonbury; grant of 23 hides (mansiones) near Quantock Wood and 3 hides (cassati) at Crycbeorh (probably Creechbarrow Hill, near Taunton), Somerset: S237    (682)
 S45 - Nothhelm 1 granting land to Nothgyth 1: Nothhelm 1 (Nunna), king of Sussex, to Nothgyth 1, his sister; grant, in order to found a minster, of 33 hides (cassati) at Lidsey, Aldingbourne, Lenstedegate (? Westergate in Aldington) and (North) Mundham, Sussex: S45    (692)
 S71 - Ęthelred 2 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Ęthelred 2, king of Mercians, to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 15 hides (cassati) near Tetbury, Gloucs: S71    (681)
 S73 - Ęthelred 2 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Ęthelred 2, king of Mercians, to Aldhelm 3, abbot, and his successors; grant of 30 hides (cassati) west of the highway (Long Newnton, Wilts., cf S 1038) and 15 near Tetbury, Gloucs: S73    (681)
 Sergius 1.letter to Aldhelm 3: Sergius 1 sent Aldhelm 3 a privilege for the monasteries at Malmesbury and Frome, following Aldhelm 3's request.: Sergius.Ep.B105   
 Ęthelred 2.granting land to Aldhelm 3 S71: Ęthelred 2, king of the Mercians, to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 15 hides (cassati) near Tetbury, Gloucs.: S71    (681)
 Ęthelred 2.granting land to Aldhelm 3 S73: Ęthelred 2, king of the Mercians, to Aldhelm 3, abbot, and his successors; grant of 30 hides (cassati) west of the highway (Long Newnton, Wilts., cf S 1038) and 15 near Tetbury, Gloucs.: S73    (681)
Healing (4)
 Aldhelm 3.death: Aldhelm 3 died at a village in Somerset called Doulting, which he had once given to the monks of Glastonbury. The building where he died was a wooden church, to which he had himself carried as he was breathing his last. Later the church was rebuilt in stone. During its consecration a blind widow [Anonymous 10089] received sight. In this church there is a stone on which the saint sat when he was dying; many sick people are known to have been cured by means of water from its washing.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.228
 Anonymous 10091.healed through prayers to St Aldhelm 3: Anonymous 10091 had been reduced to a sorry state by the seizing up of the ligaments of his hams that he could proceed only on his knees, looking more like a beast than a man. He set off to Christ's Church, hoping of a miracle, in a hired cart; Malmesbury offered him hospitality as he travelled though. On Saturday night, soon after the feast of St Aldhelm 3, the cripple crept into the church, where he fell as though in trance at the altar, waking up completely healed.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.262
 Ecgwine 1.vision: Ecgwine 1 saw a vision from heaven telling him of the death of his friend [Aldhelm 3]. Hurried to Doulting with all speed. He made arrangements for the body to be taken to Malmesbury. Famous indeed was that funeral procession: every seven miles stone crosses were put up; many victims of chronic illness have brought their faith to these crosses and regained their health. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.229-230.2
 Folcwine 2.healed by the vision of St Aldhelm 3: In the time of bishop Osmund 23 there was a boy called Folcwine 2 whose legs were defective from birth so that he could not walk, as there was no normal bending or separation in them. One, when he was 13 or 14, he fell asleep in the choir of the church on the day of Aldhelm 3's festival, and saw a dream: someone of average height with white beard and hair sat next to him and began to stroke gently his legs, gradually straightening them and restoring them to their natural state. Thus was the boy healed by the vision of St Aldhelm 3.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.269
Hospitality (1)
 Anonymous 10091.healed through prayers to St Aldhelm 3: Anonymous 10091 had been reduced to a sorry state by the seizing up of the ligaments of his hams that he could proceed only on his knees, looking more like a beast than a man. He set off to Christ's Church, hoping of a miracle, in a hired cart; Malmesbury offered him hospitality as he travelled though. On Saturday night, soon after the feast of St Aldhelm 3, the cripple crept into the church, where he fell as though in trance at the altar, waking up completely healed.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.262
Illness/demonic seizure/madness (2)
 Anonymous 10091.healed through prayers to St Aldhelm 3: Anonymous 10091 had been reduced to a sorry state by the seizing up of the ligaments of his hams that he could proceed only on his knees, looking more like a beast than a man. He set off to Christ's Church, hoping of a miracle, in a hired cart; Malmesbury offered him hospitality as he travelled though. On Saturday night, soon after the feast of St Aldhelm 3, the cripple crept into the church, where he fell as though in trance at the altar, waking up completely healed.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.262
 Folcwine 2.healed by the vision of St Aldhelm 3: In the time of bishop Osmund 23 there was a boy called Folcwine 2 whose legs were defective from birth so that he could not walk, as there was no normal bending or separation in them. One, when he was 13 or 14, he fell asleep in the choir of the church on the day of Aldhelm 3's festival, and saw a dream: someone of average height with white beard and hair sat next to him and began to stroke gently his legs, gradually straightening them and restoring them to their natural state. Thus was the boy healed by the vision of St Aldhelm 3.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.269
Insulting (1)
 Aldhelm 3.saving sailors: Once Aldhelm 3 was in Dover, looking at goods brought from the coast of Gaul to England. He noticed a book containing the complete text of the Old and New Testaments, but the sailors refused to sell it to him for the price he offered and abused him verbally. Although Aldhelm 3 was not offended, God took revenge and brought out a terrible storm, so that the sailors' boat was about to be swallowed by the sea. Aldhelm 3 pacified the storm, and was offered the book as a free gift; he, however, paid for it a sum nicely judged so that he neither took advantage of paupers nor rejected the prayers of suppliants.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.224
Journey (6)
 Aldhelm 3.counsel to Wilfrid 2’s abbots (Anonymi 2005): Aldhelm 3 urged Wilfrid 2's abbots (Anonymi 2005) to cross the sea and join him in exile.: Aldhelm.Ep  9 (12) (677)
 Aldhelm 3.journey to Rome: On consultations with Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2, Aldhelm 3 resolved to go to Rome to win privileges from the pope Sergius 1 for his monasteries, which he founded thanks to the generosity of Leuthhere 2. During his stay in Rome, Aldhelm 3 won the pontiff's heart by his devotion and by two miracles: a chasuble he dropped having celebrated a mass hung on a sunbeam; he also cleared the pope from accusations of fathering a nun's son by making the infant proclaim miraculously that Sergius 1 was innocent. The pope granted the privileges Aldhelm 3 was asking for, writing a letter. Aldhelm 3 returned safely to England with rich gifts, particularly a marble altar. The camel carrying it collapsed under its weight, and the altar broke in two; but Aldhelm 3's prayers restored both the piece to its former entity and the animal to its strength. In England Aldhelm 3 was welcomed back by Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2; the latter was given many gifts from the pope, but the altar Aldhelm 3 gave to the former. Ine 1 placed it in his town called Bruton.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.217-222
 Aldhelm 3.journey to episcopal council: Aldhelm 3 journeyed with a band of brethren (Anonymi 1200) to an episcopal council.: Aldhelm.ProsVirg  1
 Aldhelm 3.reports of journey of scholars (Anonymi 2002) across the sea to gain learning: Aldhelm 3 learnt from Irish sources (Anonymi 1999) about the travels thither by scholars in search of education (Anonymi 2000).: Aldhelm.Ep  5 (p. 490)
 Aldhelm 3.visit to Rome: Aldhelm 3 was a visitor to Rome.: Anon.EpAldhelmo  I (6)
 Heahfrith 1.journey back to Britain from Ireland: Heahfrith 1 returned to Britain after six years of study in Ireland.: Aldhelm.Ep  5 (p. 489)
Liturgical celebration (1)
 Aldhelm 3.journey to Rome: On consultations with Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2, Aldhelm 3 resolved to go to Rome to win privileges from the pope Sergius 1 for his monasteries, which he founded thanks to the generosity of Leuthhere 2. During his stay in Rome, Aldhelm 3 won the pontiff's heart by his devotion and by two miracles: a chasuble he dropped having celebrated a mass hung on a sunbeam; he also cleared the pope from accusations of fathering a nun's son by making the infant proclaim miraculously that Sergius 1 was innocent. The pope granted the privileges Aldhelm 3 was asking for, writing a letter. Aldhelm 3 returned safely to England with rich gifts, particularly a marble altar. The camel carrying it collapsed under its weight, and the altar broke in two; but Aldhelm 3's prayers restored both the piece to its former entity and the animal to its strength. In England Aldhelm 3 was welcomed back by Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2; the latter was given many gifts from the pope, but the altar Aldhelm 3 gave to the former. Ine 1 placed it in his town called Bruton.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.217-222
Miracle (9)
 Aldhelm 3.building a church: Aldhelm 3 built a church in Dorset, near Wareham and Corfe Castle. It is now roofless and open to the sky, but miraculously no drop of rain ever falls inside of it.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.217.3-6
 Aldhelm 3.death: Aldhelm 3 died at a village in Somerset called Doulting, which he had once given to the monks of Glastonbury. The building where he died was a wooden church, to which he had himself carried as he was breathing his last. Later the church was rebuilt in stone. During its consecration a blind widow [Anonymous 10089] received sight. In this church there is a stone on which the saint sat when he was dying; many sick people are known to have been cured by means of water from its washing.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.228
 Aldhelm 3.journey to Rome: On consultations with Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2, Aldhelm 3 resolved to go to Rome to win privileges from the pope Sergius 1 for his monasteries, which he founded thanks to the generosity of Leuthhere 2. During his stay in Rome, Aldhelm 3 won the pontiff's heart by his devotion and by two miracles: a chasuble he dropped having celebrated a mass hung on a sunbeam; he also cleared the pope from accusations of fathering a nun's son by making the infant proclaim miraculously that Sergius 1 was innocent. The pope granted the privileges Aldhelm 3 was asking for, writing a letter. Aldhelm 3 returned safely to England with rich gifts, particularly a marble altar. The camel carrying it collapsed under its weight, and the altar broke in two; but Aldhelm 3's prayers restored both the piece to its former entity and the animal to its strength. In England Aldhelm 3 was welcomed back by Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2; the latter was given many gifts from the pope, but the altar Aldhelm 3 gave to the former. Ine 1 placed it in his town called Bruton.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.217-222
 Aldhelm 3.miracle of the short beam: In the monastery at Malmesbury, centred on St Peter's church, Aldhelm 3 built two more churches, in honour of Mary Mother of God, and of St Michael. When the first one had its roof timbers fastened, one turned out too short. Aldhelm 3, moving his lips in prayer and making a gentle gesture with his arm, caused the short beam to become as long as the others.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.216
 Aldhelm 3.miracle of the staff: Once, when Aldhelm 3 was preaching in a village, he happened to plant his trusty ash staff in the ground. During the sermon it miraculously grew to an astonishing size, taking on living sap, a covering of bark, and a lovely canopy of leaves. Later from the spring of the first tree sprouted many ashes.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.230.4
 Aldhelm 3.saving sailors: Once Aldhelm 3 was in Dover, looking at goods brought from the coast of Gaul to England. He noticed a book containing the complete text of the Old and New Testaments, but the sailors refused to sell it to him for the price he offered and abused him verbally. Although Aldhelm 3 was not offended, God took revenge and brought out a terrible storm, so that the sailors' boat was about to be swallowed by the sea. Aldhelm 3 pacified the storm, and was offered the book as a free gift; he, however, paid for it a sum nicely judged so that he neither took advantage of paupers nor rejected the prayers of suppliants.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.224
 Anonymous 10091.healed through prayers to St Aldhelm 3: Anonymous 10091 had been reduced to a sorry state by the seizing up of the ligaments of his hams that he could proceed only on his knees, looking more like a beast than a man. He set off to Christ's Church, hoping of a miracle, in a hired cart; Malmesbury offered him hospitality as he travelled though. On Saturday night, soon after the feast of St Aldhelm 3, the cripple crept into the church, where he fell as though in trance at the altar, waking up completely healed.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.262
 Ecgwine 1.vision: Ecgwine 1 saw a vision from heaven telling him of the death of his friend [Aldhelm 3]. Hurried to Doulting with all speed. He made arrangements for the body to be taken to Malmesbury. Famous indeed was that funeral procession: every seven miles stone crosses were put up; many victims of chronic illness have brought their faith to these crosses and regained their health. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.229-230.2
 Folcwine 2.healed by the vision of St Aldhelm 3: In the time of bishop Osmund 23 there was a boy called Folcwine 2 whose legs were defective from birth so that he could not walk, as there was no normal bending or separation in them. One, when he was 13 or 14, he fell asleep in the choir of the church on the day of Aldhelm 3's festival, and saw a dream: someone of average height with white beard and hair sat next to him and began to stroke gently his legs, gradually straightening them and restoring them to their natural state. Thus was the boy healed by the vision of St Aldhelm 3.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.269
Monastic life, converting to/joining/oblation (2)
 Aldhelm 3.taking habit: Aldhelm 3 took the habit of a religious in the monastery of Malmesbury.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.189.2
 Hęha 1.taking holy vows: Hęha 1 took holy vows and took vows under the authority of Anonymous 323; five years later Hęha 1 dissolved his vows and petitioned Ine 1 for the return of his land: S241   
Papal advice/audience/decision/privilege (2)
 Aldhelm 3.founding a monastery: Aldhelm 3 built a monastery by the river Frome, as one can read in the privilege granted by Pope Sergius 1.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.198.1
 Aldhelm 3.journey to Rome: On consultations with Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2, Aldhelm 3 resolved to go to Rome to win privileges from the pope Sergius 1 for his monasteries, which he founded thanks to the generosity of Leuthhere 2. During his stay in Rome, Aldhelm 3 won the pontiff's heart by his devotion and by two miracles: a chasuble he dropped having celebrated a mass hung on a sunbeam; he also cleared the pope from accusations of fathering a nun's son by making the infant proclaim miraculously that Sergius 1 was innocent. The pope granted the privileges Aldhelm 3 was asking for, writing a letter. Aldhelm 3 returned safely to England with rich gifts, particularly a marble altar. The camel carrying it collapsed under its weight, and the altar broke in two; but Aldhelm 3's prayers restored both the piece to its former entity and the animal to its strength. In England Aldhelm 3 was welcomed back by Ine 1 and Ęthelred 2; the latter was given many gifts from the pope, but the altar Aldhelm 3 gave to the former. Ine 1 placed it in his town called Bruton.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.217-222
Pastoral activities/preaching (2)
 Aldhelm 3.miracle of the staff: Once, when Aldhelm 3 was preaching in a village, he happened to plant his trusty ash staff in the ground. During the sermon it miraculously grew to an astonishing size, taking on living sap, a covering of bark, and a lovely canopy of leaves. Later from the spring of the first tree sprouted many ashes.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.230.4
 Aldhelm 3.refuting false Easter: Aldhelm 3 spent much time and energy preaching to the Britons and refuting their adherence to the false Easter; he even wrote a book for them which they then lost.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.215
Patronage (1)
 Aldhelm 3.request to Winberht 1 for patronage: Aldhelm 3 sought Winberht 1's protection for land he had acquired.: Aldhelm.Ep  10 (13)
Pilgrimage (1)
 Anonymous 10091.healed through prayers to St Aldhelm 3: Anonymous 10091 had been reduced to a sorry state by the seizing up of the ligaments of his hams that he could proceed only on his knees, looking more like a beast than a man. He set off to Christ's Church, hoping of a miracle, in a hired cart; Malmesbury offered him hospitality as he travelled though. On Saturday night, soon after the feast of St Aldhelm 3, the cripple crept into the church, where he fell as though in trance at the altar, waking up completely healed.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.262
Poem-reciting/sending (2)
 Aldhelm 3.writing in English: Despite his great learning, Aldhelm 3 did not neglect the poetry of his native tongue. On one has ever rivalled him in the ability to write poetry in English, to compose songs, and to recite or sing them as occasion demanded. Alfred 8 relates that Aldhelm 3 was the author of a popular song still current today.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.190.3
 Ęthelwald 17.gift of three poems: Ęthelwald 17 sent three poems to Aldhelm 3, one of which he also sent to Wihtfrith 1.: Ęthelwald.Ep  II(7)
Policy decision (1)
 Aldhelm 3.instruction to write letters to Geraint 1: The whole episcopal council (Anonymi 1994) instructed Aldhelm 3 to write to Geraint 1.: Aldhelm.Ep  4 (p. 481)
Praying (1)
 Aldhelm 3.saving sailors: Once Aldhelm 3 was in Dover, looking at goods brought from the coast of Gaul to England. He noticed a book containing the complete text of the Old and New Testaments, but the sailors refused to sell it to him for the price he offered and abused him verbally. Although Aldhelm 3 was not offended, God took revenge and brought out a terrible storm, so that the sailors' boat was about to be swallowed by the sea. Aldhelm 3 pacified the storm, and was offered the book as a free gift; he, however, paid for it a sum nicely judged so that he neither took advantage of paupers nor rejected the prayers of suppliants.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.224
Property-buying/purchasing (2)
 Aldhelm 3.request to Winberht 1 for patronage: Aldhelm 3 sought Winberht 1's protection for land he had acquired.: Aldhelm.Ep  10 (13)
 Baldred 1.sale of landed property to Aldhelm 3: Land suitable for fishing, originally granted by a king (Anonymous 786), was sold to Aldhelm 3 by Baldred 1.: Aldhelm.Ep  10 (13)
Property-exchanging (4)
 Aldhelm 3.exchanging land with Baldred 1 S1170: Baldred 1 to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 100 hides (manentes) near the river Avon, round the wood called Stercanlei (cf. Startley Farm in Great Somerford, Wilts.) and at Cnebbanburg, in exchange for 100 hides (cassati) east of the wood called Braydon, Wilts.: S1170    (688)
 Baldred 1.exchanging land with Aldhelm 3 S1170: Baldred 1 to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 100 hides (manentes) near the river Avon, round the wood called Stercanlei (cf. Startley Farm in Great Somerford, Wilts.) and at Cnebbanburg, in exchange for 100 hides (cassati) east of the wood called Braydon, Wilts.: S1170    (688)
 Baldred 1.sale of landed property to Aldhelm 3: Land suitable for fishing, originally granted by a king (Anonymous 786), was sold to Aldhelm 3 by Baldred 1.: Aldhelm.Ep  10 (13)
 Cędwalla 1.grant to Aldhelm 3: Cędwalla 1, after his baptism, gave to Aldhelm 3 a wood called Kemble, to the east of the boundary set by the road, up to the river Thames, a place near another wood called Bradon [Purton], and a place at the confluence of the rivers Avon and Wyliye, for brothers to fish. Part of these lands were exchanged in the same year for others of one . : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.205-8 (688)
Refusal (1)
 Aldhelm 3.saving sailors: Once Aldhelm 3 was in Dover, looking at goods brought from the coast of Gaul to England. He noticed a book containing the complete text of the Old and New Testaments, but the sailors refused to sell it to him for the price he offered and abused him verbally. Although Aldhelm 3 was not offended, God took revenge and brought out a terrible storm, so that the sailors' boat was about to be swallowed by the sea. Aldhelm 3 pacified the storm, and was offered the book as a free gift; he, however, paid for it a sum nicely judged so that he neither took advantage of paupers nor rejected the prayers of suppliants.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.224
Relics-incorrupt preservation/placing in reliquary/requesting/translating (1)
 Dunstan 1.moving relics of Aldhelm 3: Dunstan 1, concerned with the safety of Aldhelm 3's relics moved them from a precious reliquary into a stone tomb.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.255.5-7
Reporting (2)
 Aldhelm 3.reports of journey of scholars (Anonymi 2002) across the sea to gain learning: Aldhelm 3 learnt from Irish sources (Anonymi 1999) about the travels thither by scholars in search of education (Anonymi 2000).: Aldhelm.Ep  5 (p. 490)
 Cellanus 1.report about Aldhelm 3’s Latinity: Cellanus 1 told Aldhelm 3 that the report filled with praise of his Latinity had reached his ears.: Cellanus.Ep  III (9)
Request (4)
 Aldhelm 3.petition to bishop (Anonymous 783) for baptism of nun (Anonymous 784): Aldhelm 3 petitioned a bishop (Anonymous 783) for the baptism of a nun (Anonymous 784), which was conditionally granted.: Aldhelm.Ep  6 (8)
 Anonymous 797.request that Aldhelm 3 become his teacher: The author of Letter I (6) (Anonymous 797) requested that Aldhelm 3 become his teacher.: Anon.EpAldhelmo  I (6)
 Anonymous 797.request that Aldhelm 3 lend him a book: The author of Letter I (6) (Anonymous 797) asked Aldhelm 3 to lend him a book.: Anon.EpAldhelmo  I (6)
 Cellanus 1.request to Aldhelm 3 for sermons: Cellanus 1 asked Aldhelm 3 to send sermons.: Cellanus.Ep  III (9)
Retirement (1)
 Hęha 1.taking holy vows: Hęha 1 took holy vows and took vows under the authority of Anonymous 323; five years later Hęha 1 dissolved his vows and petitioned Ine 1 for the return of his land: S241   
Singing/song-composition (1)
 Aldhelm 3.writing in English: Despite his great learning, Aldhelm 3 did not neglect the poetry of his native tongue. On one has ever rivalled him in the ability to write poetry in English, to compose songs, and to recite or sing them as occasion demanded. Alfred 8 relates that Aldhelm 3 was the author of a popular song still current today.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.190.3
Tomb-making/opening (1)
 Dunstan 1.moving relics of Aldhelm 3: Dunstan 1, concerned with the safety of Aldhelm 3's relics moved them from a precious reliquary into a stone tomb.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.255.5-7
Tonsuring (1)
 Aldhelm 3.counsel to Geraint 1 to follow Roman church practice: Aldhelm 3 urged Geraint 1 to follow Peter and the Roman church with respect to the celebration of Easter and the Roman method of tonsure.: Aldhelm.Ep  4 (p. 485)
Treaty (1)
 Aldhelm 3.agreement with Oswald 1: Aldhelm 3 and Oswald 1 concluded a pledge of agreement.: PsAldhelm.EpitTract  1 (p. 206)