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Alternate names/spellings: Aeddi Stephanus, Eddius Stephanus, Stephen of Ripon
Dates: 700 - 800 (Dates are approximate. )
Little else is known about Stephen of Ripon, author of the Life of St Wilfrid, an important source for eighth-century English history. The author, who names himself as "Stephen, a monk," is sometimes identified with Aeddi or Eddius Stephanus, a singing-master whom Wilfrid brought to the monastery of Ripon which he had founded on the Irish Columban model; however, this identification has been questioned by more recent work. For more information, see:
- "Wikipedia":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_of_Ripon
- "The Catholic Encyclopedia":http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15621c.htm