Cyneberht of Lindsey

For other uses, see Cyneberht (disambiguation).

Cyneberht
Bishop of Lindsey
Church	Catholic
See	Diocese of Lindsey
In Office	c724–732
Predecessor	Edgar
Successor	Alwig
Personal details
Died	732

Cyneberht (or Embercus or Kinebertus) was a medieval Bishop of Lindsey.

He was consecrated between 716 and 731. He died in 731.^[1] His death is recorded in the second continuation of the medieval chronicler Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum under the year 732.^[2] He was also one of the informants for Bede's historical works, mainly for information about his diocese.^[3] Bede recorded Cyneberht's information as coming from "the most reverent Bishop Cyneberht".^[4]

Notes

1. ^ Fryde, et. al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 219
2. ^ Higham (Re-)reading Bede p. 64
3. ^ Higham (Re-)reading Bede p. 79
4. ^ Quoted in Higham (Re-)reading Bede p. 79

References

• Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X. 
• Higham, N. J. (2006). (Re-)reading Bede: The Ecclesiastical History in Context. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-35368-8. 

External links

• Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England entry for Cyneberht

Religious titles
Preceded by Edgar	Bishop of Lindsey c724–732	Succeeded by Alwig

Persondata
Name	Cyneberht
Alternative names	Embercus; Kinebertus
Short description	Bishop of Lindsey
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	731
Place of death