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 | |
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Abbot of Bury St Edmunds | |
Elected | 1065 |
Term ended | 1097 or 1098 |
Personal details | |
Died | 1097 or 1098 |
Denomination | Catholic |
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