Baldwin (abbot of Bury St Edmunds)

Baldwin (died c. 1097) was a French monk and royal physician. He became a monk in France before coming to England to serve as King Edward the Confessor's doctor. He served as a prior before becoming abbot of Bury St Edmunds in 1065. As abbot he promoted the cult of Edmund the Martyr and secured the abbey's independence from the bishops of Thetford. He continued to serve as royal physician to two more kings of England and also rebuilt parts of the abbey before dying around 1097.

Baldwin
Abbot of Bury St Edmunds
Elected1065
Term ended1097 or 1098
Personal details
Died1097 or 1098
DenominationCatholic
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