Egbert of Lindisfarne (or Ecgberht) was Bishop of Lindisfarne from his consecration on 11 June 803 until his death in 821.[1] He is often confused with Saint Egbert who served as a monk at Lindisfarne, though the latter never became a bishop there.
Egbert of Lindisfarne | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lindisfarne | |
| Term ended | 821 |
| Predecessor | Higbald |
| Successor | Heathwred |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 11 June 803 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 821 |
| Denomination | Christian |
To Egbert of Lindisfarne was dedicated the Latin poem De abbatibus by a monk in one of the dependent houses of Lindisfarne.
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References
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.