Spearhafoc

Spearhafoc was an eleventh century Abbot of Abingdon and Bishop-Elect of London.

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religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of London
Title = Bishop of London-elect
Period = 1051–1052
Predecessor = Robert of Jumièges
Successor =William the Norman
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Spearhafoc was a monk at Bury,Fact|date=October 2008 and a skilled goldsmith.Smith, et. al. "Court and Piety" "Catholic Historical Review" p. 573] King Edward imposed him as Abbot of Abingdon following the death of Æthelstan.

In 1051 King Edward tried to promote him to Bishop of London, but Robert of Jumièges refused to consecrate him, claiming that the Pope had forbidden it. After the fall of Earl Godwin, Spearhafoc was expelled from London, and fled abroad, taking with him the gold and gems intended for King Edward's crown (Barlow 1970; Kelly 2000).

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References

*Barlow, Frank 1970. "Edward the Confessor".
*Kelly, S. E. 2000. Charters of Abingdon, part 1. "Anglo-Saxon Charters" 7.
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