Byrnstan
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name = Byrnstan
religion =Roman Catholic
See =Diocese of Winchester
Title = Bishop of Winchester
Period = 931–934
Predecessor = Frithestan
Successor =Ælfheah I
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date of death =1 November 934
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Byrnstan (or Beornstan) was a Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester.
He was consecrated May 29 931. He died on November 1 934.[Powicke "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 257] After his death, he was revered as a saint.]ee also
* List of bishops of Winchester
Notes
References
* Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
External links
* [http://www.pase.ac.uk/pase/apps/persons/CreatePersonFrames.jsp?personKey=7391 Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England entry for Beornstan]
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ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Beornstan
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Winchester
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DATE OF DEATH=November 1, 934
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