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He attended the major [[Councils of Clovesho|council of Clofesho]] in 747, and is found as a regular witness to charters of the [[Mercia]]n kings [[Æthelbald of Mercia|Æthelbald]] and [[Offa of Mercia|Offa]]. Milred is known to have travelled to [[Germany]], where he met [[Saint Boniface|Boniface]] and [[Lullus|Lull]], in the early 750s. A letter from Milred to Lull written soon after his return, on the subject of Boniface's [[martyr]]dom shows that the writer was familiar with the works of [[Virgil]] and [[Horace]]. |
He attended the major [[Councils of Clovesho|council of Clofesho]] in 747, and is found as a regular witness to charters of the [[Mercia]]n kings [[Æthelbald of Mercia|Æthelbald]] and [[Offa of Mercia|Offa]]. Milred is known to have travelled to [[Germany]], where he met [[Saint Boniface|Boniface]] and [[Lullus|Lull]], in the early 750s. A letter from Milred to Lull written soon after his return, on the subject of Boniface's [[martyr]]dom shows that the writer was familiar with the works of [[Virgil]] and [[Horace]]. |
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A work by Milred, a compilation of [[epigram]]s and [[Epigraph (literature)|epigraphs]] on Anglo-Saxon churchmen, some of whom are known only from this work, is now lost apart from a single 10th century copy of one page, held by the library of the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]]. [[Antiquarian]] [[John Leland (antiquary)|John Leland]] recorded some other parts of this work, which now survive only in his 16th century copies. |
A work by Milred, a compilation of [[epigram]]s and [[Epigraph (literature)|epigraphs]] on Anglo-Saxon churchmen, some of whom are known only from this work, is now lost apart from a single 10th century copy of one page, held by the library of the [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]]. [[Antiquarian]] [[John Leland (antiquary)|John Leland]] recorded some other parts of this work, which now survive only in his 16th century copies. |
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Bishop Milred's death is recorded in the ''[[Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]]''. |
Bishop Milred's death is recorded in the ''[[Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]]''. |
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Milred | |
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| Predecessor | Wilfrith I |
| Successor | Waermund |
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| Died | about 775 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Milred (died about 775) (also recorded as Mildred and Hildred) was an Anglo-Saxon prelate who served as Bishop of Worcester from circa 745 until his death about 775.[1]
Life
He attended the major council of Clofesho in 747, and is found as a regular witness to charters of the Mercian kings Æthelbald and Offa. Milred is known to have travelled to Germany, where he met Boniface and Lull, in the early 750s. A letter from Milred to Lull written soon after his return, on the subject of Boniface's martyrdom shows that the writer was familiar with the works of Virgil and Horace.
A work by Milred, a compilation of epigrams and epigraphs on Anglo-Saxon churchmen, some of whom are known only from this work, is now lost apart from a single 10th century copy of one page, held by the library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Antiquarian John Leland recorded some other parts of this work, which now survive only in his 16th century copies.
Bishop Milred's death is recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
Notes
- ^ Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 260
References
- Lapidge, M., "Milred", in Michael Lapidge et al., The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon England. Blackwell, 1999. ISBN 0-631-22492-0
- Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961