Ordbriht

Last updated • a couple of secsFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Ordbriht
Bishop of Selsey
Appointedbetween 988 and 990
Term endedbetween 1007 and 1009
Predecessor Æthelgar
Successor Ælfmær
Other posts Abbot of Chertsey
Personal details
Diedbetween 1007 and 1009
DenominationChristian

Ordbriht was a monk at Glastonbury, Winchester, and then Abingdon until 964 when he was appointed Abbot of Chertsey [1] by Æthelwold; Ordbriht attests as Bishop of Selsey from about 989 to 1007 or 1008. [2]

Contents

Ordbriht became bishop of Selsey between 988 and 990 and he died between 1007 and 1009. [3]

Citations

  1. ↑ Knowles, et al. Heads of Religious Houses pp. 38 and 244
  2. ↑ Kelly Charters of Selsey p. xcii
  3. ↑ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221

Related Research Articles

Lyfing was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Wells and Archbishop of Canterbury.

Eadberht of Selsey was an abbot of Selsey Abbey, later promoted to become the first Bishop of Selsey. He was consecrated sometime between 709 and 716, and died between 716 and 731. Wilfrid has occasionally been regarded as a previous bishop of the South Saxons, but this is an insertion of his name into the episcopal lists by later medieval writers, and Wilfrid was not considered the bishop during his lifetime or Bede's.

Sigeferth or Sigefirth or Sicgga, was the third Bishop of Selsey, consecrated in 733 by Tatwine, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Sigeferth was still bishop in 747, when he attended the Synod of Clofesho. His date of death was sometime between 747 and 765.

Eolla, Bishop of Selsey, was the successor of Eadberht, and seems to have previously been Abbot of Selsey, as he witnessed a charter of Noðhelm together with Osric and Eadberht. He seems to have succeeded as bishop in either 716 or 717. His date of death is sometime between 716 and 731.

Oswald was a medieval Bishop of Selsey, often called Osa for short.

Tota was a Bishop of Selsey when Sussex was being ruled by Offa of Mercia.

Wihthun was an early medieval Bishop of Selsey.

Cynered, was a Bishop of Selsey.

Guthheard was a medieval Bishop of Selsey.

Wighelm is a probable Bishop of Selsey.

Beornheah was a Bishop of Selsey.

Wulfhun was a Bishop of Selsey.

Ælfred or Alfred was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Selsey. Ælfred attests charters from 943 to 953. In 945 he received a grant of land from Edmund I. Ælfred died between 953 and 956.

Eadhelm was a medieval Bishop of Selsey.

Æthelgar was Archbishop of Canterbury, and previously Bishop of Selsey.

Ælfmær was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Selsey.

Æthelric I was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Selsey.

Cyneweard was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Wells. He was a monk of Glastonbury Abbey before becoming abbot of Milton Abbey in 964. He was consecrated bishop of the Diocese of Wells in about 973 or 974, and died in office on 28 June 975. His death is mentioned in the short Old English poem "The Death of King Edgar", which occurs in the entry for 975 of two of the manuscripts of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

Sigar was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Wells.

Merewith was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Wells. He was abbot of Glastonbury Abbey prior to being consecrated bishop about 1024. He died on either 11 April or 12 April 1033.

References

Christian titles
Preceded by
Æthelgar 		Bishop of Selsey
c. 989–c. 1008		Succeeded by
Ælfmær


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.