Ecgbert of York
Ecgbert | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of York | |
Coin of Archbishop Ecgbert | |
| Appointed | 732 |
| Term ended | 19 November 766 |
| Predecessor | Wilfrid II |
| Successor | Æthelbert |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 19 November 766 |
| Buried | York Minster |
| Parents | Eata |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 19 November 8 November |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
Ecgbert (died 19 November 766) was an 8th-century cleric who established the archdiocese of York in 735. In 737, Ecgbert's brother became king of Northumbria and the two siblings worked together on ecclesiastical issues. Ecgbert was a correspondent of Bede and Boniface and the author of a legal code for his clergy. Other works have been ascribed to him, although the attribution is doubted by modern scholars.