- Cyneberht of Lindsey
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For other uses, see Cyneberht (disambiguation).
Cyneberht Bishop of Lindsey Church Catholic See Diocese of Lindsey In Office c724–732 Predecessor Edgar Successor Alwig Personal details Died 732 Cyneberht (or Embercus or Kinebertus) was a medieval Bishop of Lindsey.
He 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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References
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Higham, N. J. (2006). (Re-)reading Bede: The Ecclesiastical History in Context. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-35368-8.
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Religious titles Preceded by
EdgarBishop of Lindsey
c724–732Succeeded by
AlwigCategories:- Bishops of Lindsey
- 731 deaths
- British bishop stubs
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