Sigar of Wells
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| Denomination | Catholic |
|---|---|
| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Wells |
| Title | Bishop of Wells |
| Period in office | 975–c996 |
| Predecessor | Cynweard |
| Successor | Aelfwin |
| Religious career | |
| Previous post | Abbot of Glastonbury |
| Personal | |
| Date of death | about 996 |
Sigar (or Sigegar) was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Wells.
He was a monk at Winchester[1] before becoming abbot of Glastonbury Abbey about 970.[2] He was consecrated in 975 and died June 28 in either 996 or 997.[3]
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[edit] References
- 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.
- Knowles, David The Monastic Order in England: A History of Its Development from the Times of St Dunstan to the Fourth Lateran Council 940-1216 Second Edition Cambridge:Cambridge University Press 1963 ISBN 0-521-05479-6
- Knowles, David; London, Vera C. M.; Brooke, Christopher (2001). The Heads of Religious Houses, England and Wales, 940-1216, Second Edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-80452-3.
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| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Cynweard |
Bishop of Wells 975–c978 |
Succeeded by Aelfwin |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Sigar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sigegar |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Wells |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | 996 or 997 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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