Benedict Biscop [SEP] canonization status
Benedict Biscop
Benedict Biscop (pronounced "bishop";  – 690), also known as Biscop Baducing, was an Anglo-Saxon abbot and founder of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Priory (where he also founded the famous library) and was considered a saint after his death.
Life.
Life Early career.
Benedict, born of a noble Northumbrian family, was for a time a thegn of King Oswiu of Berenicia () At the age of 25 ( 653) Benedict made the first of his five trips to
Sunderland Minster
The Minster Church of St Michael and All Angels and St Benedict Biscop (commonly known as Sunderland Minster) is a church in Sunderland city centre, England. It was known as St Michael & All Angels' Church, serving the parish of Bishopwearmouth, but was renamed on 11 January 1998 in recognition of Sunderland's city status. In May 2007 the Minster ceased to act as the parish church of Bishopwearmouth. It is one of the Greater Churches.
History.
A church dedicated to St Michael &