Higbald of Lindisfarne

Higbald of Lindisfarne Denomination Catholic Senior posting See Diocese of Lindisfarne Title Bishop of LindisfarnePeriod in office 781–802 Predecessor CynewulfSuccessor EgbertPersonal Date of death June 24, 803

Higbald of Lindisfarne (or Hygebald) was Bishop of Lindisfarne from 780 [1] until his death on June 24, 803. Powicke gives his death date as May 25, 802.[1] Little is known about his life except that he was a regular communicator with Alcuin of York; it is in his letters to Alcuin that Higbald described in graphic detail the Viking raid on Lindisfarne on June 8, 793 in which many of his monks were killed.

Notes

^ a b Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 238

References

Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961

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Religious titles Preceded by
Cynewulf Bishop of Lindisfarne
780- 803Succeeded by
Egbert

This article about a United Kingdom bishop is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. PersondataNAME Higbald ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hygebald SHORT DESCRIPTION Bishop of Lindisfarne DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH June 24, 803 PLACE OF DEATH