 Ælfric 's appointment to Canterbury caused consternation with the clergy of the cathedral chapter . In reaction , the chapter sent two members to Rome ahead of Ælfric and tried to secure the archbishopric for either of the monks . Pope Gregory V , however , would not appoint a candidate without royal permission , which neither of the monks had . Instead , when Ælfric arrived in Rome in 997 , he was appointed and received the pallium , a symbol of an archbishop 's authority . He also witnessed some miracles at the gravesite of Edward the Martyr at Shaftesbury Abbey , helping to lead to Edward 's sainthood . 
 Ælfric <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>appointment to Canterbury caused consternation with the clergy of the cathedral chapter . In reaction , the chapter sent two members to Rome ahead of Ælfric and tried to secure the archbishopric for either of the monks . Pope Gregory V , however , would not appoint <a href='None' title='2'><mark>a</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='3'><mark>candidate</mark></a> without royal permission , which neither of the monks had . Instead , when Ælfric arrived in Rome in 997 , he was appointed and received the pallium , a symbol of an archbishop <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>authority . He also witnessed some miracles at the gravesite of Edward the Martyr at Shaftesbury Abbey , helping to lead to Edward <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>sainthood . 
Ælfric  appointment to Canterbury caused consternation with the clergy of the cathedral chapter . In reaction , da chapter sent two members to Rome ahead of Ælfric and tried to secure the archbishopric fa either of the monks . Pope Gregory V , however , would not appoint no candidate w/o royal permission , which neither of the monks had . Instead , when Ælfric arrived in Rome in 997 , he was appointed and received the pallium , a symbol of an archbishop  authority . He also witnessed some miracles at the gravesite of Edward the Martyr at Shaftesbury Abbey , helpin to lead to Edward  sainthood .