Frithestan
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Frithestan was an Anglo-Saxon
Bishop of Winchester
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Frithestan was consecrated in 909. He resigned between 23 March and 29 May 931. After his death, he was revered as a saint with his feast day on 10 September.
Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
Bishop of Winchester
Bishop of Winchester
The Bishop of Winchester is the head of the Church of England diocese of Winchester, with his cathedra at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire.The bishop is one of five Church of England bishops to be among the Lords Spiritual regardless of their length of service. His diocese is one of the oldest and...
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Frithestan was consecrated in 909. He resigned between 23 March and 29 May 931. After his death, he was revered as a saint with his feast day on 10 September.