Cyneberht of Lindsey
Cyneberht[lower-alpha 1] was a medieval Bishop of Lindsey.
Cyneberht | |
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Bishop of Lindsey | |
Appointed | between 716 and 731 |
Term ended | 731 |
Predecessor | Edgar |
Successor | Alwig |
Orders | |
Consecration | between 716 and 731 |
Personal details | |
Died | 731 |
Denomination | Christian |
Cyneberht was consecrated between 716 and 731. He died in 731.[1] His death is recorded in the second continuation of the medieval chronicler Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum under the year 732.[2] He was also one of the informants for Bede's historical works, mainly for information about his diocese.[3] Bede recorded Cyneberht's information as coming from "the most reverent Bishop Cyneberht".[4]
Notes
- Or Embercus or Kinebertus
Citations
- Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 219
- Higham (Re-)reading Bede p. 64
- Higham (Re-)reading Bede p. 79
- Quoted in Higham (Re-)reading Bede p. 79
gollark: Oh right, A implies B doesn't imply not-A implies not-B.
gollark: Well, I guess time travel is disproven.
gollark: Great!
gollark: Unless it does and I wrote that wrong.
gollark: Yes, A implies B does not mean that not B implies not A, probably.
References
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Higham, N. J. (2006). (Re-)reading Bede: The Ecclesiastical History in Context. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-35368-8.
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