Forthhere
Forthhere | |
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Bishop of Sherborne | |
Appointed | 709 |
Term ended | c. 737 |
Predecessor | Aldhelm |
Successor | Herewald |
Orders | |
Consecration | 709 |
Personal details | |
Died | c. 737 |
Denomination | Christian |
Forthhere (or Fordhere) was a medieval Bishop of Sherborne.
Forthhere was consecrated in 709. He died about 737, possibly resigning before he died.[1]
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for the year 737 reports that he undertook a pilgrimage to Rome along with Queen Frithugyth.
Citations
- ↑ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 222
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 | ||
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Preceded by Aldhelm |
Bishop of Sherborne 709–c. 737 |
Succeeded by Herewald |
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