Cyneberht of Lindsey explained

Type:Bishop
Cyneberht
Bishop of Lindsey
Religion:Christian
Appointed:between 716 and 731
Term End:731
Predecessor:Edgar
Successor:Alwig
Consecration:between 716 and 731
Death Date:731

Cyneberht was a medieval Bishop of Lindsey.

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 219
  2. Higham (Re-)reading Bede p. 64
  3. Higham (Re-)reading Bede p. 79
  4. Quoted in Higham (Re-)reading Bede p. 79