Headda
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| Headda | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lichfield and of Leicester | |
| Diocese | Dioceses of Lichfield and of Leicester |
| Enthroned | c. 691 (Lichfield) c. 709 (Leicester) |
| Reign ended | c. 721 (death) |
| Predecessor | Seaxwulf (Lichfield) Wilfrid (Leicester) |
| Successor | Aldwine |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 691 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | c. 721 |
| Nationality | Anglo-Saxon |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Headda (or Headdus or Eatheadus of Sidnacester; died circa 721) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield.[Note 1]
Headda was consecrated in 691 and died between 716 and 727.[1] He held the see of Leicester along with Lichfield.[1] In 706 Headda consecrated the new church constructed at Crowland by Guthlac.[2]
Prior to Headda's consecration, he had "almost certainly" been abbot of the monastery at Breedon, in Leicestershire, before which he may also have been a monk at Medeshamstede.[3]
Notes [edit]
- ^ For "Sidnacester", see Bishop of Lindsey
Citations [edit]
References [edit]
- 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.
- Kelly, S. E. (editor) (2009). Charters of Peterborough Abbey. Anglo-Saxon Charters 14. Oxford University Press.
- Stenton, F. M. (1971). Anglo-Saxon England (Third ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-280139-5.
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| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Seaxwulf |
Bishop of Lichfield 691–c721 |
Succeeded by Aldwine |
| Preceded by Wilfrid |
Bishop of Leicester 709–c721 |
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