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Beorhtheah

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Beorhtheah
Bishop of Worcester
Appointed1033
Term ended20 December 1038
PredecessorLeofsige
SuccessorLyfing
Orders
Consecration1033
Personal details
Died20 December 1038
DenominationChristian

Beorhtheah also (Brihtheah) (died 20 December 1038) was a medieval Bishop of Worcester.

Beorhtheah's family was a wealthy family from Worcester.[1] He had previously been Abbot of Pershore,[2] and was consecrated in 1033. He died on 20 December 1038.[3]

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Citations

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  1. ^ Fleming Kings & Lords p. 33
  2. ^ Williams, Ann. "Odda". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/20542. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 224

References

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  • Fleming, Robin (2004). Kings & Lords in Conquest England (Reprint ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-52694-9.
  • 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
Preceded by Bishop of Worcester
1033–1038
Succeeded by