Heahmund
Heahmund was consecrated in 867 or 868.[1] He died at the Battle of Meretun in 871. As his death is assigned to 22 March in the English calendar of saints the battle and his death can be dated 22 March 871.[2] He was buried at Keynsham in Somerset.[3]
Heahmund | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Sherborne | |
| Appointed | between 867 and 868 |
| Term ended | 871 |
| Predecessor | Eahlstan |
| Successor | Æthelheah |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | between 867 and 868 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 22 March 871 Battle of Marton |
| Denomination | Christian |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 22 March |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Heahmund was a medieval Bishop of Sherborne.
Heahmund is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church.[4]
Citations
- Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 222
- Beaven, Murray (July 1918). "The Beginning of the Year in the Alfredian Calendar (866-87)". English Historical Review. 33 (131): 334.
- Keynes, Simon; Lapidge, Michael, eds. (1983). Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred & Other Contemporary Sources. London, UK: Penguin Classics. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-14-044409-4.
- В, Левицький В. В. , Соловйова О. Антологія англійської мови: тексти з коментарями, вправи та етимологічний словник [англ.]: Навчальний посібник. Нова Книга. ISBN 9789663823676.
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.
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| Christian titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Eahlstan |
Bishop of Sherborne c. 868–871 |
Succeeded by Æthelheah |
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