Beornheah
Beornheah was a Bishop of Selsey.
Beornheah | |
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Bishop of Selsey | |
Appointed | 909 |
Term ended | between 930 and 931 |
Predecessor | Wighelm |
Successor | Wulfhun |
Orders | |
Consecration | c. 909 by Plegmund |
Personal details | |
Died | between 930 and 931 |
Denomination | Christian |
Beornheah is said to have been consecrated by Archbishop Plegmund on the same day as six other bishops, about 909.[1] In 930 Beornheah received a grant from King Athelstan.[2]
Beornheah died between 930 and 931.[3]
Citations
- Kelly Charters of Selsey p. xci
- Anglo-Saxons.net Charters S403 accessed on 25 August 2007
- Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221
References
Further reading
- Barker, Eric (1947). "Sussex Anglo-Saxon Charters, part 1". Sussex Archaeological Collections. 86: 42–101. doi:10.5284/1085707.
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