Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds was the title used by the head of the Benedictine monastery Bury St. Edmunds Abbey in the county of Suffolk, England. The following table lists the abbots from the foundation of the abbey in 1020 until its dissolution in 1539.[1]
Abbots of Bury St. Edmunds[2]
From
To
Notes
1
Uvius/ Ufi
1020
1044
Founded St. George's Priory, Thetford.[3]
2
Leofstan
1044
1065
3
Baldwin
1065
1097
4
Robert I
1100
1102
Son of Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester
5
Robert II
1102
1107
6
Alebold of Jerusalem
1114
1119
7
Anselm of St Saba
1121
1146[a]
Nephew of Anselm of Canterbury. Elected bishop of London in 1138, but was not consecrated bishop
8
Ording
1146
1156
See note on dates of Anselm above - elected abbot while Anselm was bishop-elect (1138), then re-elected after Anselm's death
9
Hugo/Hugh I
1157
1180
Refounded St. George's Priory, Thetford c. 1160. Discussed at length in the Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond.
10
Samson of Tottington
1182
1211
Discussed at length in the Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond.
11
Hugh of Northwold
1215
1229
1213 locally, 1215 with Papal consent; became Bishop of Ely
12
Richard
1229
1234
Also known as 'Richard of the Isle of Ely'
13
Henry of Rushbrook
1235
1248
14
Edmund of Walpole
1248
1256
15
Simon of Luton
1257
1279
16
John of Northwold
1279
1301
17
Thomas of Tottington
1302
1312
18
Richard of Draughton
1312
1335
19
William of Bernham
1335
1362
William died the last day of February 1361 – 1362
20
Henry of Hunstanton
1362
1362
Henry's abbacy was very brief
21
John of Brinkley
1362
1379
John of Brinkley elected on Henry's demise
22
John of Timworth
1379
1389
The Papal nominee for Abbot was Edmund Bromefield for 5 years of this time
23
William of Cratfield
1390
1415
24
William of Exeter
1415
1429
25
William Curteys
1429
1446
26
William Babington
1446
1453
27
John Bohun
1453
1469
28
Robert Ixworth
1469
1474
See Ixworth Priory, Ixworth
29
Richard Hengham
1474
1479
30
Thomas Rattlesden
1479
1497
See Rattlesden
31
William Cadenham
1497
1513
32
John Reeve
1513
1539
Sometimes 'John Reeve of Melford';[4] died on 31 March 1540[5]
On 4 November 1539, the abbey was surrendered. The surrender is signed by Abbot John Reeve, Prior Thomas Ringstede (alias Dennis), and by forty-two other monks. All were awarded pensions, of varying amounts.[5]
^ abKnowles, David; London, Vera C. M.; Brooke, Christopher (2001). The Heads of Religious Houses, England and Wales, 940–1216 (Second ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 31–33. ISBN 0-521-80452-3.
^Page, William, ed. (1975). "Houses of Benedictine monks: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds". A History of the County of Suffolk. Vol. 2. pp. 56–72. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
^A History of the County of Suffolk: Volume 2 Pages 85-86: Houses of Benedictine nuns: Priory of St George, Thetford www.british-history.ac.uk, accessed 13 January 2021
^NICHOLAS ROGERS Scraps from Bury St Edmunds www.thericardian.online, accessed 25 September 2020
^ abHouses of Benedictine monks: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds Pages 56-72 www.british-history.ac.uk, accessed 25 September 2020
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