Aelfwin

Aelfwin

__NOTOC__Infobox bishopbiog
name =Aelfwin


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Wells
Title = Bishop of Wells
Period = 997–c998
Predecessor = Sigar
Successor =Lyfing
ordination =
bishops =
post =
date of birth =
place of birth =
date of death =about 998
place of death =

Aelfwin (or Ælfwine) was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Wells. He was consecrated about in 997, and died around 998.Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 222]

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* [http://www.pase.ac.uk/pase/apps/persons/CreatePersonFrames.jsp?personKey=13830 Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England entry for Ælfwine]

Persondata
NAME=Aelfwin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Ælfwine
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Wells
DATE OF BIRTH=
PLACE OF BIRTH=
DATE OF DEATH=about 998
PLACE OF DEATH=


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