Hædde
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| Denomination | Catholic |
|---|---|
| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Winchester |
| Title | Bishop of Winchester |
| Period in office | 676–705 |
| Predecessor | Leuthere |
| Successor | Daniel |
| Personal | |
| Date of death | 705 |
| Hedda | |
|---|---|
| Bishop | |
| Born | Headingley, West Yorkshire |
| Died | 7 July 705 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism; Anglican Communion |
| Major shrine | Old Minster, then Winchester Cathedral (destroyed) |
| Feast | 7 July |
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Hædde (or Hedda, Hedde, Haedda, Haeddi) (died 705) was a medieval Bishop of Winchester.
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[edit] Life
He was supposedly born in Headingley in West Yorkshire, and became a monk of Whitby Abbey. He was bishop of Wessex from 676. He moved the see to Winchester around 690 and died about July 7, 705.[1] After his death, he was revered as a saint.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 257
[edit] References
- Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
[edit] External links
- Early British Kingdoms Haedda
- Patron Saints Index: Hedda
- Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England entry for Hædde
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Leuthere |
Bishop of Winchester 676–705 |
Succeeded by Daniel |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Hædde |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hedda; Hedde; Haedda; Haeddi |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Winchester |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | 705 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
