This book reconstructs the late Anglo-Saxon history of the church of Worcester, covering the period between Bishops Waerferth and Wulfstan II. Starting with an examination of the episcopal succession and the relations between bishops and cathedral community, the volume moves on to consider the development of the church of Worcester's landed estate, its extension, organization and pastoral care. In so doing the book offers a detailed picture of the main occupations (and preoccupations) of the late Anglo-Saxon church of Worcester in its interaction with society at large.

Francesca Tinti is Ikerbasque Research Professor in the Facultad de Letras at the Universidad del Pais Vasco, Spain

Contents: Foreword; Introduction: sustaining belief through memory, land and pastoral care; Personnel: bishop and cathedral community; Archival memory and record-keeping; Land, lordship and justice; Ecclesiastical organization and pastoral care; Conclusion; Bibliography; Indexes.