Oswald as Bishop of Worcester

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Oswald as Bishop of Worcester was a leading 10th-century English churchman and monastic reformer who played a central role in revitalizing Benedictine monasticism in England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 10th-century English churchman
Benedictine reformer
Bishop
Christian monk
associatedWith Ramsey Abbey
Worcester Cathedral
York Minster
centuryOfActivity 10th century
church Catholic Church
collaboratedWith Dunstan
King Edgar the Peaceful
linked to: Edgar the Peaceful

Æthelwold of Winchester
country Kingdom of England
deathPlace Worcester
diocese Archdiocese of York
linked to: See of York

Diocese of Worcester
era Anglo-Saxon England
founded Ramsey Abbey
historicalRegion Mercia
knownFor encouraging learning and manuscript production
promoting strict Benedictine observance
reforming cathedral chapters along monastic lines
languageOfWork Latin
Old English
monasticOrder Benedictines
movement English Benedictine Reform
linked to: Benedictine Reform
notableFor founding and reforming monasteries
leadership in the English Benedictine Reform
revitalizing Benedictine monasticism in England
occupation abbot
bishop
placeOfActivity Ramsey Abbey
Worcester
York
positionHeld Archbishop of York
Bishop of Worcester
precededBy Bishop Brihthelm of Worcester
religion Christianity
roleIn revival of monastic life in late Anglo-Saxon England
succeededBy Aldulf as Bishop of Worcester
title Saint Oswald of Worcester
linked to: Oswald of Worcester
typeOfMonasticismPromoted Benedictine rule
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Benedictine Reform implementedBy Oswald as Bishop of Worcester