Hwætberht 1 (Male) Abbot of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow, 716-?c.747
e/m viii

Notes: Also known as Eusebius.

Factoid List

Recorded Name (15)
... Huaetbercti (1)
 Bede.HE  v.24
... Huetberctum ... cui amor studiumque pietatis iam olim Eusebii cognomen indidit.... (1)
 Bede.CommSm  iv.15-16
Eusebius (3)
 Bede.CommAct  Prol.7
 Bede.CommApc  Praef.3 (p. 221)
 Eusebius.Enig  p. 212
Hewtberegtus (1)
 Bede.HistAb  20
Huaetberctus (1)
 Bede.TempRat  Praef.39
Huaetbertus (1)
 Anon.HagiogListPhil1869  268 (22 April)
Huetberctus (1)
 Bede.CommSm  iv.15
Huetberhtus (1)
 Boniface.Ep.T76   
Hwætberchtus (4)
 Anon.VitCeolfrithi  29
 Anon.VitCeolfrithi  30
 Bede.HistAb  18
 Bede.HistAb  19
Hwætberhtus (1)
 Anon.VitCeolfrithi  39
Personal Information (2)
moral (2)
 Anon.VitCeolfrithi  39 (religious)
 Bede.HistAb  20 (youthful diligence)
Education (3)
 well trained in ecclesiastical as well as monastic learning: Anon.VitCeolfrithi  29
 He had been taught from his earliest childhood to observe the discipline of the rule and had also applied himself there to solid study of the arts of writing, chanting, reading and teaching.: Bede.HistAb  18
 He stayed in Rome a good while, learning, copying down and bringing back with him all that he thought was necessary for his studies.: Bede.HistAb  18
Authorship (4)
 Author of a letter to Gregory 2 (Letter): Anon.VitCeolfrithi  29-30
 Author of a letter of recommendation for Ceolfrith 1 to Pope Gregory 2 (Letter): Bede.HistAb  18
 Author of Riddles (Riddles): Eusebius.Enig  p. 212
 Author of Riddles (Riddles): Eusebius.Enig  Explic.
Office (12)
Abbot (9)
 Bede.TempRat  Praef.39)
 Anon.HagiogListPhil1869  268 (22 April)
 Anon.VitCeolfrithi  29
 Anon.VitCeolfrithi  30
 Anon.VitCeolfrithi  39
 Bede.HistAb  18
 Bede.HistAb  19 (of the Saxon monastery of St Peter)
 Bede.HE  v.24
 Boniface.Ep.T76   
Priest (3)
 Anon.HagiogListPhil1869  268 (22 April)
 Anon.VitCeolfrithi  29
 Bede.HistAb  18
Occupation (1)
Monk (1)
 Anon.VitCeolfrithi  29
Status (1)
Iuuenis (1)
 Bede.CommSm  iv.15-16
Personal Relationship (6)
Hwætberht 1 Brother (Honorific kinship) of ~ (3)
 of Bede 1: Bede.CommAct  Prol.7
 of Bede 1: Bede.CommApc  Praef.3
 of Boniface 5: Boniface.Ep.T76   
Hwætberht 1 Disciple (General relationship) of ~ (1)
 of Ceolfrith 1: Anon.VitCeolfrithi  39
~ Father (Honorific kinship) of Hwætberht 1 (1)
 Ceolfrith 1: of Hwætberht 1: Anon.VitCeolfrithi  30
Hwætberht 1 Friend (General relationship) of ~ (1)
 of Bede 1: Bede.CommApc  Vers.21
Event (17)
Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of abbot (5)
 Acca 3.confirmation of Hwætberht 1 as abbot: On Hwætberht 1's return from meeting Ceolfrith 1, Bishop Acca 3 was called; he came and confirmed Hwætberht 1 as abbot.: Bede.HistAb  20
 Acca 3.confirmation with his blessing of the substitution of Hwætberht 1 as abbot: Acca 3 confirmed with his blessing the substitution of Hwætberht 1 as abbot.: Bede.CommSm  iv.18-20
 Anonymi 481-Anonymi 482.election of Hwætberht 1 as abbot: There came from the monastery of St Paul several brothers (Anonymi 482) and by unanimous consent they chose Hwætberht 1 as their new abbot.: Anon.VitCeolfrithi  29
 Ceolfrith 1.substitution of Hwætberht 1 as abbot in his place: Ceolfrith 1 substituted Hwætberht 1 as abbot in his stead.: Bede.CommSm  iv.15-18
 Hwætberht 1.election as abbot: A council of both St Peter's and St Paul's was convened where Hwætberht 1 was elected as Ceolfrith 1's successor: Bede.HistAb  18
Blessing (1)
 Acca 3.confirmation with his blessing of the substitution of Hwætberht 1 as abbot: Acca 3 confirmed with his blessing the substitution of Hwætberht 1 as abbot.: Bede.CommSm  iv.18-20
Book circulating/making/reading/translating/writing (4)
 Bede 1.dedication of book to Hwætberht 1: Bede 1 dedicated his De temporum ratione to Hwætberht 1.: Bede.TempRat  Praef.38-42
 Bede 1.transcription of his commentary on the Apocalypse for Acca 3: Bede 1 had arranged for his commentary on the Apocalypse to be transcribed for Acca 3.: Bede.CommAct  Prol.6-8
 Boniface 5.letter to Hwætberht 1: Boniface 5 asked Hwætberht 1 to send him some works of Bede 1.: Boniface.Ep.T76    ([746] x [747])
 Hwætberht 1.trip to Rome: Hwætberht 1 stayed in Rome a good while, learning, copying down and bringing back with him all that he thought was necessary for his studies.: Bede.HistAb  18
Commemoration of saint/calendar-entering (1)
 Hwætberht 1.commemoration: Of Hwætberht 1 abbot and priest.: Anon.HagiogListPhil1869  268 (22 April)
Commendation (1)
 Hwætberht 1.letter to Gregory 2: Hwætberht 1 wrote a letter to Gregory 2 in order to commend Ceolfrith 1.: Anon.VitCeolfrithi  30
Conversation (1)
 Hwætberht 1-Ceolfrith 1.meeting after Hwætberht 1’s election: Having been elected, Hwætberht 1 caught up with Ceolfrith 1 and told him of the result: Bede.HistAb  18
Correspondence (4)
 Boniface 5.letter to Hwætberht 1: Boniface 5 asked Hwætberht 1 to send him some works of Bede 1.: Boniface.Ep.T76    ([746] x [747])
 Gregory 2.letter to Hwætberht 1: Gregory 2 wrote in reply to Hwætberht 1's letter: Anon.VitCeolfrithi  39
 Hwætberht 1.letter to Gregory 2: Hwætberht 1 wrote a letter to Gregory 2 in order to commend Ceolfrith 1.: Anon.VitCeolfrithi  30
 Hwætberht 1.letter to Pope Gregory 2: Hwætberht 1 wrote a letter of recommendation for Ceolfrith 1 to Gregory 2: Bede.HistAb  19, 20
Council-meeting, ecclesiastical (1)
 Hwætberht 1.election as abbot: A council of both St Peter's and St Paul's was convened where Hwætberht 1 was elected as Ceolfrith 1's successor: Bede.HistAb  18
Education/teaching (1)
 Hwætberht 1.trip to Rome: Hwætberht 1 stayed in Rome a good while, learning, copying down and bringing back with him all that he thought was necessary for his studies.: Bede.HistAb  18
Grant and Gift (3)
 Boniface 5.sending Hwætred 3 some gifts: Boniface 5 sent him some goats' hair bed-clothes: Boniface.Ep.T76   
 Hwætberht 1.early work done as abbot: Hwætberht 1 wisely saw to it that a great many privileges were restored to the monastery including the translation of some former abbots' bones.: Bede.HistAb  20
 Hwætberht 1.journey to rejoin Ceolfrith 1: Hwætberht 1 prepared presents to send to the Pope and followed in Ceolfrith 1's footsteps with some of the brothers (Anonymi 484). He found him in Ælfberht 1's monastery.: Anon.VitCeolfrithi  29
Introduction (1)
 Hwætberht 1.letter to Gregory 2: Hwætberht 1 wrote a letter to Gregory 2 in order to commend Ceolfrith 1.: Anon.VitCeolfrithi  30
Journey (2)
 Hwætberht 1.journey to rejoin Ceolfrith 1: Hwætberht 1 prepared presents to send to the Pope and followed in Ceolfrith 1's footsteps with some of the brothers (Anonymi 484). He found him in Ælfberht 1's monastery.: Anon.VitCeolfrithi  29
 Hwætberht 1.trip to Rome: Hwætberht 1 stayed in Rome a good while, learning, copying down and bringing back with him all that he thought was necessary for his studies.: Bede.HistAb  18
Meeting (1)
 Hwætberht 1-Ceolfrith 1.meeting after Hwætberht 1’s election: Having been elected, Hwætberht 1 caught up with Ceolfrith 1 and told him of the result: Bede.HistAb  18
Relics-incorrupt preservation/placing in reliquary/requesting/translating (1)
 Hwætberht 1.early work done as abbot: Hwætberht 1 wisely saw to it that a great many privileges were restored to the monastery including the translation of some former abbots' bones.: Bede.HistAb  20
Request (1)
 Boniface 5.letter to Hwætberht 1: Boniface 5 asked Hwætberht 1 to send him some works of Bede 1.: Boniface.Ep.T76    ([746] x [747])
Restoration of land/property (1)
 Hwætberht 1.trip to Rome: Hwætberht 1 stayed in Rome a good while, learning, copying down and bringing back with him all that he thought was necessary for his studies.: Bede.HistAb  18
Factoids linked indirectly to Hwætberht 1 (1)
Authorship (1)
Gregory 2:  Author of a letter to Hwætberht 1 (Letter): Anon.VitCeolfrithi  39