Bishop of Durham Aldhun

Abt 959 - 1018  (59 years)

• Name	Aldhun
  Title	Bishop of Durham
  Birth	Abt 959	Northumbria, England
  Gender	Male
  Appointed+Bishop+of+Lindisfarne	990	Chester le Street, Durham, England
  	Aldhun was appointed Bishop to the See of Chester-le-Street (Bishop of Lindisfarne) in 990
  Moved+Relics+of+St+Cuthbert+to+Durham	995	Durham, England
  	In 995 Aldhun moved the holy relics of St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne from Chester-le-Street to Durham, building a new shrine to house them.
  Moved+See+to+Durham	995	Durham, England
  	In 995 Aldhun moved the See of Lindisfarne from Chester-le-Street to what became Durham and began building the White Church.
  Began+building+the+White+Church+of+Durham	998	Durham, England
  	In 998 Aldhun began building a stone church at Durham that was known as "The White Church" and eventually became Durham Cathedral
  Religious Affiliation	Bishop
  _FSFTID	LDSS-KBB
  Death	Sep 1018	Durham, England
  Burial	Sep 1018	Durham, England
  Person ID	I40283	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	AEthelred Gunnarsson of Mercia,   b. Abt 943   d. Abt 1002 (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F17749	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Unknown   d. DECEASED
  Children	1. Ecgfryth of Durham,   b. 973, Chester-le-Street, Durham, England d. 1089, Northumberland, England (Age 116 years)
  Family ID	F16635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Moved+Relics+of+St+Cuthbert+to+Durham - In 995 Aldhun moved the holy relics of St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne from Chester-le-Street to Durham, building a new shrine to house them. - 995 - Durham, England Moved+See+to+Durham - In 995 Aldhun moved the See of Lindisfarne from Chester-le-Street to what became Durham and began building the White Church. - 995 - Durham, England Began+building+the+White+Church+of+Durham - In 998 Aldhun began building a stone church at Durham that was known as "The White Church" and eventually became Durham Cathedral - 998 - Durham, England Death - Sep 1018 - Durham, England Burial - Sep 1018 - Durham, England  = Link to Google Earth