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Gislhere

Gislhere was an English Bishop of Selsey in the eighth century.

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Gislhere
Bishop of Selsey
Appointedbetween 772 and 780
Term endedbetween 781 and 787
PredecessorOsweald
SuccessorTota
Orders
Consecrationbetween 772 and 780
Personal details
Diedbetween 781 and 787
DenominationChristian

Gislhere (died c. 785) was an English Bishop of Selsey in the eighth century.

In 780 Gislhere witnessed a charter of Ealdorman Oslac of Sussex.1

Gislhere was present at the Synod of Brentford, Middlesex, in 781.2

Gislhere was consecrated between 772 and 780, and died between 781 and 787.3

Citations

Citations

  1. Anglo-Saxons.net Charters S1184 accessed on 25 August 2007
  2. Anglo-Saxons.net Charters S1257 accessed on 25 August 2007
  3. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221
References

References

  • 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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