Spearhafoc | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of London-elect | |
| Appointed | 1051 |
| Term ended | 1052 |
| Predecessor | Robert of Jumièges |
| Successor | William the Norman |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | never consecrated |
| Personal details | |
| Denomination | Christian |
Spearhafoc was an eleventh-century Anglo-Saxon artist and Benedictine monk, whose artistic talent was apparently the cause of his rapid elevation to Abbot of Abingdon in 1047–48 and Bishop-Elect of London in 1051.[1] After his consecration as bishop was thwarted, he vanished with the gold and jewels he had been given to make into a crown for King Edward the Confessor, and was never seen again.[2] He was also famous for a miracle which impacted his career.
His name means "sparrowhawk" in Old English[3] (Speraver in Latin).
- ^ Dodwell:46
- ^ Dodwell:46–47. As well as Goscelin and the monastic histories referenced below, Spearhafoc's career is covered in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
- ^ Hudson, John, ed. (2002). Historia Ecclesie Abbendonensis: The History of the Church of Abingdon. Volume 1. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. ciii–civ. ISBN 0199299374. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
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