Beornheah

Beornheah was a Bishop of Selsey.

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 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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