died ninth archbishop_of_canterbury england documentary evidence names abbot election archbishop begins continuous series native born previous anglo saxon succeeded reign period archbishop coincided end long struggle regain year delay death election efforts select canterbury election went presided councils attempted settle issue finally succeeding second council recipient surviving letter close western_europe early life little known ancestry early life born middle seventh century abbot monastery kent charter dated names abbot charter king kent earliest surviving original anglo saxon charter election archbishop canterbury vacant years death elected office july long vacancy resulted disturbed conditions kingdom kent time kings fought control succession kingdom disputed rival outside kings including raided plundered kent eventually secured throne early names time election named king kent date vacancy occurred point having problems desired archbishop_of_canterbury contemporary biographer stephen says wished succeed canterbury supported translation canterbury despite desires translation happen consecrated june having travelled france archbishop canterbury archbishop went continent probably feared election supported kings bishops travelled rome obtain support pope wrote number anglo saxon kings bishops support archbishop letters survive authenticity doubted mainly preserved post norman conquest canterbury dispute historians come regard letters genuine gave symbol archbishop authority archbishop appears involved governance church establishing tenure sussex pagan kingdom england converted christianity consecrated bishop time office king kent law church taxation proponent predecessor view canterbury entire island britain operated closely kingdom secured exemption church taxation laws issued law code dealt ecclesiastical matters including marriage sunday pagan worship law code resulted royal council held privileges church issued composed privilege usually referred privilege claimed grant monasteries kent exemption non clerical control actually ninth century time office coincided efforts regain york reverse division york smaller opposed desire restore separated york regaining old problems begun predecessor expelled north taken opportunity divide large york number smaller appealed rome inherited dispute presided biographer relates story king enemies offices possessions likely story managed secure concessions tried broker compromise offer end retire cease acting bishop rejected compromise appealed pope years later council arranged receive place york usually dated held mentions consecrated number bishops including bishop rochester letters preserved sent bishop asking abbot ransom slave letter addressed bishop london survives main interest second letter oldest surviving letter close surviving western_europe second letter relates attended dated kingdom threatened charter witnessed mentions supposed council numbered known fake witness list based legitimate 8th century charter longer survives likewise charter witness relating known 9th century based actual documents council death legacy died january verse survives placed tomb canterbury subsequently feast day january little evidence extensive cult activity exists main evidence late medieval entry calendar continuous series native born england previous anglo saxon canterbury
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