Werferth
Werferth | |
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Bishop of Worcester | |
Church | Christian |
Appointed | either in 872 or between 869 and 872 |
Term ended | either in 915 or between 907 and 915 |
Predecessor | Ealhhun |
Successor | Æthelhun |
Orders | |
Consecration | either in 872 or between 869 and 872 |
Personal details | |
Died | either in 915 or between 907 and 915 |
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Charter S 1281 dated 904, grant of Bishop Werferth to his reeve, Wulfsige
Werferth (Wærferth, Werfrith, or Waerfrith) was an English bishop of Worcester.
Werferth was consecrated either in 872 or between 869 and 872.[1] A contemporary and friend of Alfred the Great, he was a significant translator, from Latin into Old English. His translations include the Dialogues of Gregory, commissioned by Alfred.[2] He died either in 915 or between 907 and 915.[1]
Citations
- 1 2 Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 224
- ↑ Alfred and the Old English Prose of his Reign accessed on 6 September 2007
References
- Alfred and the Old English Prose of his Reign accessed on 6 September 2007
- 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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Preceded by Ealhhun |
Bishop of Worcester c. 873–c. 912 |
Succeeded by Æthelhun |
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