Who is Abbot Eosterwine from The Age of Bede and what is their importance? The_Age_of_Bede English & Literature Abbot Eosterwine | The Age of Bede

In 682, Biscop chose Eosterwine (Easterwine) to assist him at St. Peter's in Wearmouth. He lived from 650 to 686 and became the second abbot of the Wearmouth monastery. He was from a noble family in Northumbria. He died of the plague while Benedict was in Rome and Sigfrith was chosen by the monks to succeed him.