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Albinus (died 732) was an abbot ofSt Augustine's Abbey,Canterbury. He assistedBede in the compilation of hisHistoria Ecclesiastica, and what we know concerning him is chiefly derived from the dedicatory epistle at the beginning of that work. Albinus was a pupil ofArchbishop Theodore and his coadjutorAdrian of Canterbury, abbot of St. Peter's. Through the instructions of the latter he became not only versed in the Scriptures, but likewise a master of Greek and Latin (Chron. G. Thorne). On the death of Adrian, Albinus succeeded to the abbacy, being the first native Englishman who filled that post. Bede in his epistle says that he was indebted to Albinus for all the facts contained in his history relating to theKentish church between the first conversion of the English and the time at which he was writing. Much of this information was collected by the presbyterNothelm, who, at the instigation of Albinus, undertook a journey toRome and searched the archives there. Nothelm was the medium of communication between Bede and Albinus, for it does not appear that the two ever met. Albinus died in 732, and was buried beside his master Adrian.
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