Regularis Concordia

(Latin 'The Agreement of the Rule') A code of rules written by Aethelwold, Bishop of Winchester (963-984), which laid down the norms for the reformed monasteries

(Latin ‘The Agreement of the Rule’) A code of rules written by Aethelwold, BishopBishop Bishops exercised pastoral care over a diocese and authority to confirm and ordain of WinchesterWinchester This city in Hampshire was the capital of the kingdom of Wessex and the bodies of her kings now lie in the cathedral. After the reign of King Alfred (d.900), who refounded what had been a Roman settlement, it effectively became the capital city of England until the Norman Conquest. It was also an important religious centre. A church had been founded by Cenwealh of Wessex in 648 and from 660 it was the seat of a bishopric. The New Minster and Nunnaminster were founded at the start of the 10th century and the Old Minster (now the cathedral) was reformed into a Benedictine monastery by St Ethelwold. Winchester's most important local saint was St Swithun, a 9th-century bishop. (963-984), which laid down the norms for the reformed monasteries