Ordbriht
Bishop of Selsey, Abbot of Chertsey

Ordbriht

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Bishop of Selsey, Abbot of Chertsey
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Death:
1007
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Ordbriht was a monk at Glastonbury, Winchester, and then Abingdon until 964 when he was appointed Abbot of Chertsey by Æthelwold; Ordbriht attests as Bishop of Selsey from about 989 to 1007 or 1008.

Ordbriht became bishop of Selsey between 988 and 990 and he died between 1007 and 1009.

Citations

  1. ^ Knowles, et al. Heads of Religious Houses pp. 38 and 244
  2. ^ Kelly Charters of Selsey p. xcii
  3. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221