Egbert of Lindisfarne

Egbert of Lindisfarne (or Ecgberht) was Bishop of Lindisfarne from his consecration on 11 June 803 until his death in 821.[1] He is often confused with Saint Egbert who served as a monk at Lindisfarne, though the latter never became a bishop there.

Egbert of Lindisfarne
Bishop of Lindisfarne
Term ended821
PredecessorHigbald
SuccessorHeathwred
Orders
Consecration11 June 803
Personal details
Died821
DenominationChristian

To Egbert of Lindisfarne was dedicated the Latin poem De abbatibus by a monk in one of the dependent houses of Lindisfarne.

Citations
  1. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 219

References
  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
Christian titles
Preceded by
Higbald		 Bishop of Lindisfarne
803–821		 Succeeded by
Heathwred

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