Plegmund [SEP] canonization status
legacy.
Plegmund died on 2 August 914 or 2 August 923. After his death Plegmund was considered a saint, with a feast day of 2 August. However, his cult dates only from the 13th century.
Plegmund
Plegmund (or Plegemund; died 2 August either 914 or 923) was a medieval English Archbishop of Canterbury. He may have been a hermit before he became archbishop in 890. As archbishop, he reorganised the Diocese of Winchester, creating four new sees, and worked with other scholars in translating religious works. He was canonised after his death.
Early life.
Little is known of the early life of Plegmund except that he was of Mercian descent. A later tradition, dating 300 years after his death