Beornheah
Bishop of Selsey
Appointed909
Term endedbetween 930 and 931
PredecessorWighelm
SuccessorWulfhun
Orders
Consecrationc. 909
by Plegmund
Personal details
Diedbetween 930 and 931
DenominationChristian

Beornheah was a Bishop of Selsey.

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

  1. ^ Kelly Charters of Selsey p. xci
  2. ^ Anglo-Saxons.net Charters S403 accessed on 25 August 2007
  3. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221

References

  • 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.

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Christian titles Preceded byWighelm Bishop of Selsey c. 909 - c. 930 Succeeded byWulfhun


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