Back ليفينج ARZ Lyfing Finnish Lyfing French Lyfing Italian Leovingus (archiepiscopus Cantuariensis) Latin Ливинг (архиепископ) Russian Lyfing Serbo-Croatian
Lyfing | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Appointed | 1013 |
| Term ended | 12 June 1020 |
| Predecessor | Ælfheah |
| Successor | Æthelnoth |
| Other post(s) | Abbot of Chertsey Abbey Bishop of Wells |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1013 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ælfstan |
| Died | 12 June 1020 |
| Buried | Canterbury Cathedral |
Lyfing[a] (died 12 June 1020) was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Wells and Archbishop of Canterbury. He was abbot of Chertsey Abbey before becoming bishop at Wells. His appointment to Canterbury came at a time of Danish invasions of England, and he was unable to act as archbishop for a time due to Danish activity. When Cnut, the Danish king, became king of England, Lyfing likely consecrated the new king. Lyfing was known as a wise man and gave gifts to his church and oversaw repairs to his cathedral before his death in 1020.
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