Aldhelm, at the age of 65, was appointed as the bishop of Sherborne, in England. Aldhelm lived from the year 640 to the year 709. As an English scholar, Aldhelm studied Roman law, astronomy, astrology, Hebrew, and Greek. His fame as a scholar rapidly spread into other countries across Europe.

After Aldhelm was appointment as bishop, he spent the next four years walking from one end of his parish to the other preaching in every village and town until his death on May 25, 709, at the age of 69. Aldhelm died while on one of his preaching tours.

Aldhelm was a gifted musician and poet. He would set his own compositions to music, but none of his songs, which were popular during his lifetime, have been preserved for us today.

Aldhelm’s realized that his people were slow to come to church. To e…