Christian feast day: Ethelnoth (Egelnoth) the Good

Æthelnoth (archbishop of Canterbury)

Archbishop of Canterbury from 1020 to 1038, Catholic saint

Æthelnoth was the archbishop of Canterbury from 1020 until his death. Descended from an earlier English king, Æthelnoth became a monk prior to becoming archbishop. While archbishop, he travelled to Rome and brought back saints' relics. He consecrated a number of other bishops…