Higbald from Lindisfarne
Higbald von Lindisfarne (also Hibald, Higbaldus, Hygbaldus, Sigebald, Speratus ; † May 25, 803 ) was an Anglo-Saxon bishop of Lindisfarne from 780 to 803 .
Life
When Bishop Cynewulf resigned his episcopate in 780, he appointed Higbald, described as active, with the consent of all the monks in Sockbury, as his successor and retired to the hermitage on the Farne Islands . Higbald was ordained bishop in 781, or more likely after Cynewulf's death in 783.
Archbishop Eanbald I, Higbald and the bishops Æthelberht of Hexham and Beadwulf (Baldulf) of Whithorn took part in the coronation ceremony of King Eardwulf of Northumbria in York in 796 .
Higbald was in lively correspondence with Alcuin of York, in which he describes in detail, for example, the Viking attack on the Lindisfarne monastery on June 8, 793. Numerous monks were mistreated, beaten to death, drowned or taken into slavery. The monastery and cathedral were looted, but Lindisfarne remained as a bishopric.
May 25, 803 is the day of death. Deviating from this, May 25, 802 or June 24, 803 is also under discussion. Florentius of Worcester only gave the year 802.
swell
- Symeon of Durham , History of the Church of Durham
- Symeon of Durham, Historia regum Anglorum et Dacorum
- anonymous, Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
- Florentius of Worcester, Chronicle
- Powicke and EB Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed.London: Royal Historical Society 1961
Web links
- Symeon von Durham , Translator: J. Stevenson: The Historical Works of Simeon of Durham . In: Church Historians of England, volume III, part II . Seeley's. 1855. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in Project Gutenberg (English)
- The Chronicle of Florence on Google Book Search
Individual evidence
- ^ Higbald in Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England
- ↑ a b c d e History of the Church of Durham
- ↑ a b Historia regum Anglorum et Dacorum
- ↑ a b c d Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
- ↑ Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 238
- ↑ Florence of Worcester, Chronicle
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Cynewulf |
Bishop of Lindisfarne 780–803 |
Egbert |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Higbald from Lindisfarne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hibald; Higbaldus; Hygbaldus; Sigebald; Speratus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Lindisfarne |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 25, 803 |