Oswald (died c. 776) was a medieval Bishop of Selsey, often called Osa for short.
Oswald | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Selsey | |
| Appointed | between 747 and 765 |
| Term ended | between 772 and 780 |
| Predecessor | Aluberht |
| Successor | Gislhere |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | between 747 and 765 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | between 772 and 780 |
| Denomination | Christian |
Life
In 765 Oswald witnessed a charter of Osmund, King of Sussex.[1]
In 772 Oswald received a grant from Osfrith, King of Mercia.[2]
Kelly suggested that "It is possible that Osa was a kinsman of King Osmund, and of the contemporary Oslac and Oswald, who also seem to have been regarded as kings before 772".[3]
Oswald was consecrated between 747 and 765, and died between 772 and 780.[4]
Citations
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.
- Kelly, S. E. (1998). Charters of Selsey. Anglo-Saxon Charters VI. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-726175-2.