Beornheah was a Bishop of Selsey.
Beornheah | |
|---|---|
| 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
edit- ^ 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
edit- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Kelly, S. E. (1998). Charters of Selsey. Anglo-Saxon Charters VI. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-726175-2.
Further reading
edit- Barker, Eric (1947). "Sussex Anglo-Saxon Charters, part 1". Sussex Archaeological Collections. 86: 42–101. doi:10.5284/1085707.
External links
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