The Old Minster was the Anglo-Saxon cathedral for the diocese of Wessex and then Winchester from 660 to 1093. It stood on a site immediately north of and partially beneath its successor, Winchester Cathedral. For other uses, see Anglo-Saxon. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... For the helicopter, see Westland Wessex. ... The Diocese of Winchester forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. ... Events Childeric II proclaimed king of Austrasia. ... // Events Donald III of Scotland comes to the throne of Scotland. ... Winchester Cathedral as seen from the Cathedral Close View along the nave of Winchester Cathedral to the west door A plan published in 1911 View of Winchester Cathedral Winchester Cathedral at Winchester in Hampshire is one of the largest cathedrals in England, said to be the second longest, and with...

The old legend that the Old Minster was built in the 2nd century for the non-existent King Lucius of Britain is erroneous. The stone minster was constructed in 648 for King Cenwalh of Wessex and Saint Birinus. It became the diocesan cathedral in 660. It was enlarged and redecorated over the years and Saint Swithun was buried outside it in 862. In 901, the New Minster was built next to it, so close in fact that it is said the singing of the monks inside each became hopelessly intermingled. Saint Æthelwold of Winchester followed by his successor, Saint Alphege, almost completely rebuilt the minster on a vast scale during their monastic reforms of the 970s. Saint Swithun's body was taken into an indoor shrine in what had become the largest church in Europe. However, after the Norman conquest of England, Bishop Walkelin built a replacement cathedral alongside and the Old Minster was demolished in 1093. Many of the Kings of Wessex and England, as well as holy saints, had been buried there, so their bodies were dug up and re-interred in the new building. The 2nd century is the period from 101 - 200 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... Saint Lucius was a legendary figure and mythical(debated) king of the Britons during the time of the Roman occupation of Britain as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. ... Events Pope Theodore I excommunicates patriarch Paul II of Constantinople Births Emperor Kobun of Japan Categories: 648 ... Cenwalh (died 674) was the king of Wessex from 643 to 674, except for a brief period (645 – 648) when he was driven out of his kingdom by Penda of Mercia. ... Birinus (c. ... St. ... Events Rurik gained control of Novgorod. ... Events Mesoamerican ballgame court dedicated at Uxmal Kingdom of Taebong established in Korean peninsula Fuzhou city was expanded with construction of a new city wall (Luo City). Births Deaths February 18 - Thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician Categories: 901 ... The New Minster, Winchester was a royal Benedictine abbey founded in 901 in Winchester in the English county of Hampshire. ... Saint Æthelwold (also spelled Aethelwald, Ethelwold, etc) (909-984) was a 10th century Bishop of Winchester and leader of the monastic reform movement in Anglo-Saxon England. ... For the first Bishop of Winchester of this name, see Alphege the Bald Saint Alphege is the commonly used named for Ælfheah (954 - 19 April 1012), the Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester and, later, Archbishop of Canterbury. ... Monastery of St. ... Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century Decades: 920s - 930s _ 940s - 950s - 960s - 970s - 980s - 990s - 1000s - 1010s - 1020s Years: 970 971 972 973 974 975 976 977 978 979 Events Categories: 970s ... Eastern Orthodox shrine Buddhist shrine just outside Wat Phnom. ... For the architectural structure, see Church (building). ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... The Bayeux Tapestry depicts the Battle of Hastings and the events leading to it. ... Walkelin or Walchelin, (died 1098), first Norman bishop of Winchester. ... This is a list of monarchs of Wessex until 924. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The Old Minster was exacavated in the 1960s. It is now laid out in brickwork in the churchyard adjoining Winchester Cathedral. Saint Swithun's first grave is clearly marked. Finds from the site may be seen in the Winchester City Museum. The bones of the monarchs removed to the cathedral are now housed in the famous mortuary chests around the choir. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... The choir stalls in the quire of Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, England The choir stalls at Buxheim Priory, by Ignaz Waibl See also: Choir (disambiguation) The choir (sometimes referred to as the quire) is the area of a church or cathedral, usually in the western part of the chancel between the...

Notable events

• Signing of the Regularis Concordia by King Edgar the Peaceable (973)
• Coronation of Edward the Confessor (1043)
• Marriage of Edward the Confessor and Edith (1045)
• Coronation of Matilda of Flanders as queen consort (1068)

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External links

• Early British Kingdoms: The Old Minster, Winchester