Oswald of Selsey
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| Denomination | Catholic |
|---|---|
| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Selsey |
| Title | Bishop of Selsey |
| Period in office | flourished about 765 |
| Predecessor | Aluberht |
| Successor | Gislhere |
| Personal | |
Oswald was a medieval Bishop of Selsey, often called Osa for short.
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[edit] Life
In 765 he witnessed a charter of Osmund, King of Sussex.[1]
In 772 he received a grant from Osfrith, King of Mercia.[2]
Kelly rather quaintly suggested “It is possible that Osa was a kinsman of King Osmund, and of the contemporary Oslac and Oswald, who also seem to have been regarded as kings before 772”.[3]
He was consecrated between 747 and 765, and died between 772 and 780.[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Anglo-Saxons.net Charters S48 accessed on August 25, 2007
- ^ Anglo-Saxons.net Charters S108 accessed on August 25, 2007
- ^ Kelly Charters of Selsey
- ^ Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 221
[edit] References
- Kelly, S. E. 1998. Charters of Selsey. Anglo-Saxon Charters 6.
- 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.
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| Preceded by Aluberht |
Bishops of Selsey flourished about 765 |
Succeeded by Gislhere |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Oswald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Osa |
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