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Cyneberht was a medieval Bishop of Lindsey
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He was consecrated between 716 and 731. He died in 731. His death is recorded in the second continuation of the medieval chronicler Bede
's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum
under the year 732. He was also one of the informants for Bede's historical works, mainly for information about his diocese. Bede recorded Cyneberht's information as coming from "the most reverent Bishop Cyneberht".
Bishop of Lindsey
The Bishop of Lindsey was a prelate who administered an Anglo-Saxon diocese between the 7th and 11th centuries. The episcopal title took its name after the ancient Kingdom of Lindsey.-History:...
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He was consecrated between 716 and 731. He died in 731. His death is recorded in the second continuation of the medieval chronicler Bede
Bede
Bede , also referred to as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede , was a monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth, today part of Sunderland, England, and of its companion monastery, Saint Paul's, in modern Jarrow , both in the Kingdom of Northumbria...
's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum
Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum
The Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum is a work in Latin by Bede on the history of the Christian Churches in England, and of England generally; its main focus is on the conflict between Roman and Celtic Christianity.It is considered to be one of the most important original references on...
under the year 732. He was also one of the informants for Bede's historical works, mainly for information about his diocese. Bede recorded Cyneberht's information as coming from "the most reverent Bishop Cyneberht".