york albert died november eighth century scholar teacher related predecessor york monk early age charge cathedral library school archbishop taught number missionaries scholars including school archbishop rebuilt cathedral sent missionaries continent retired death retirement built church york early life teacher intimate friend poem saints principal source information concerning life predecessor brother king family placed monastery young child pupil school founded york ordained priest charge school instrumental forming library york probably largest contemporary collection books found europe outside rome mentions latin greek classical authors fathers christian writers formed 8th century canon search books travelled far know visited rome places poem versus lists different authors including wrote hebrew taught plus figure dates church festivals natural science archbishop succeeded archbishop consecrated april feast day predecessor deliberate sign wished revive ambitions received pope adrian appointed head cathedral school archbishop description time archbishop flavour praised model bishop suitable bishops use role model rebuilt destroyed fire giving job overseeing construction wrote bright windows ceilings vessels decorated precious metals gems new building upper apartments dedicated located location christian king baptized sent missionaries went northern germany earlier pupil school york went bishop recipient letters missionaries archbishop assuming correspondent archbishop asked works actually historians convinced books sent missionaries york library called council deposed sent king north exile cause deposition related missionary work historian feels supporter prior deposition replaced replaced son sees withdrawal support instrumental deposition noting closely related unlike notes medieval noted said spared evil kings retirement death retired time death successor exact date occurred unclear gives date corresponding july position associate bishop remaining office death sharing office retirement constructed new church dedicated lived long new church days death november
Æthelbert of York