Oswald of Selsey

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Oswald
Bishop of Selsey
Appointedbetween 747 and 765
Term endedbetween 772 and 780
Predecessor Aluberht
Successor Gislhere
Orders
Consecrationbetween 747 and 765
Personal details
Diedbetween 772 and 780
DenominationChristian

Oswald (died c. 776) was a medieval Bishop of Selsey, often called Osa for short.

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Life

In 765 Oswald witnessed a charter of Osmund, King of Sussex. [1]

In 772 Oswald received a grant from Osfrith, King of Mercia. [2]

Kelly suggested that "It is possible that Osa was a kinsman of King Osmund, and of the contemporary Oslac and Oswald, who also seem to have been regarded as kings before 772". [3]

Oswald was consecrated between 747 and 765, and died between 772 and 780. [4]

Citations

  1. Anglo-Saxons.net Charters S48 accessed 25 August 2007
  2. Anglo-Saxons.net Charters S108 accessed 25 August 2007
  3. Kelly Charters of Selsey p. lxxxiv
  4. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221

References

Christian titles
Preceded by Bishops of Selsey
flourished about 765
Succeeded by