Ceolfrith

Saint Ceolfrid
Remains of St Paul's Monastery, Jarrow, where Ceolfrid was Abbot.
Born642
Died716
monastery of Langres in Burgundy
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast25 September

Saint Ceolfrid (or Ceolfrith, Old English: [ˈtʃeːolfriθ]; also Geoffrey, c. 642 – 716) was an Anglo-Saxon Christian abbot and saint. He is best known as the warden of Bede from the age of seven until his death in 716. He was the Abbot of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey, and a major contributor to the project to produce the Codex Amiatinus Bible. He died in Burgundy while en route to deliver a copy of the codex to Pope Gregory II in Rome.

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