Sideman (bishop)
Sideman (or Sidemann) was a medieval Bishop of Crediton.
Sideman | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Crediton | |
| Elected | 973 |
| Term ended | 977 |
| Predecessor | Ælfwold I |
| Successor | Ælfric |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 977 |
| Denomination | Christian |
Sideman was elected to Crediton in 973. He died on 30 April or 1 May or 2 May in 977.[1] According to Byrhtferth of Ramsey, Sideman was a protégé of Ælfhere, ealdorman of Mercia. The same source says that Edward the Martyr was fostered by Sideman for a time before Edward's father's death.[2] He died at a Royal council held at Kirtlington in Oxfordshire in 977 and was buried at Abingdon Abbey in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire).
Citations
- Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 215
- Hart "Edward [St Edward; called Edward the Martyr] (c.962–978)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
References
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Hart, Cyril (2004). "Edward [St Edward; called Edward the Martyr] (c.962–978)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (May 2007 ed.). Oxford University Press. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
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