Sigeric was the Archbishop of Canterbury

Archbishop of Canterbury

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 from 990 to 994.

It is unclear whether the epithet "The Serious" originated from his learning, or if it derived from transliteration of his name into Latin

Latin

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 as Serio.
Sigeric was educated at Glastonbury Abbey

Glastonbury Abbey

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, where he took holy orders

Holy Orders

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. He was elected Abbot

Abbot

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 of St Augustine's in about 975 to 990, and consecrated by Archbishop Dunstan

Dunstan

Dunstan was an Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, a Bishop of Worcester, a Bishop of London, and an Archbishop of Canterbury, later canonised as a saint. His work restored monastic life in England and reformed the English Church...

 as Bishop of Ramsbury

Bishop of Ramsbury

This page refers to holders of the Saxon bishopric. See Bishop of Ramsbury for the modern suffragan bishop.In Saxon times the village of Ramsbury in Wiltshire was an extremely important location for the Church, and several of the early bishops went on to become Archbishops of Canterbury.The...

 in 985 or 986. He was transferred to the see of Canterbury in 990.