Athelstan II
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| Denomination | Catholic |
|---|---|
| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Hereford |
| Title | Bishop of Hereford |
| Period in office | c1015–1056 |
| Predecessor | Wulfric |
| Successor | Leofgar |
| Personal | |
| Date of death | February 10, 1056 |
For other uses, see Æthelstan (disambiguation).
Athelstan II (or Æthelstan) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford.
He was consecrated between 1013 and 1016.[1] Before his death, he had been blind for 13 years, and Tremerig was appointed as a suffragan bishop to assist Athelstan. Tremerig died shortly before Athelstan did.[2] Because of his blindness, the task of helping defend the border against the Welsh fell to the bishops of Worcester.[3]
He died on February 10, 1056.[1] His death may have been from old age, or it may have been as a consequence of the burnign of his cathedral by the Welsh shortly before.[4] After his death, he was considered for sainthood.[5]
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- Barlow, Frank (1970). Edward the Confessor. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-01671-8.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition, revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Loyn, H. R. (2000). The English Church, 940-1154. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education. ISBN 0-582-30303-6.
- Mason, Emma (2004). House of Godwine: The History of Dynasty. London: Hambledon & London. ISBN 1-85285-389-1.
- Walker, Ian (2000). Harold the Last Anglo-Saxon King. Gloucestershire: Wrens Park. ISBN 0-905-778-464.
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| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Wulfric |
Bishop of Hereford c1015–1056 |
Succeeded by Leofgar |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Athelstan II |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Æthelstan |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Hereford |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1056 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
