Reign
Ealdwulf is the last king of East Anglia that Bede knew of. His reign began as a great plague struck his kingdom, which left no archbishop at Canterbury until 669. At one point during this period, Boniface of Dommoc was the only bishop whose consecration was derived from Canterbury. He died in (or shortly before) 669. Anna's daughter Æthelburg, abbess of Faremoutiers Abbey, probably died of plague at this time and was succeeded by her half-sister Sæthryth. Saint Botolph's monastery at Iken was flourishing. Wilfrid, who sought the bishopric of York, but received one based at Ripon), sent his pupil Ceolfrith to study with Botolph, then considered a man of exceptional life, teachings and spiritual grace.
In 669 Pope Vitalian sent Theodore of Tarsus and his assistant Hadrian to Canterbury, where Ecgbert, son of Eorcenberht of Kent, was king. Theodore established a great school and began to reform the English Church. Bisi was appointed Bishop of Dommoc. At York he created Wilfrid Bishop of Northumbria, removing Chad, who went first to Lastingham as abbot and then as bishop to Lichfield in Mercia. Oswiu of Northumbria died in 670 and was buried near Edwin at Whitby: his widow Eanfled also retired to live under the abbacy of Hild, Ealdwulf's maternal aunt. Oswiu's successor was Ecgfrith, whose wife Etheldreda remained a virgin.
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