Forthhere (or Fordhere) was a medieval Bishop of Sherborne.
Forthhere | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Sherborne | |
| Appointed | 709 |
| Term ended | c. 737 |
| Predecessor | Aldhelm |
| Successor | Herewald |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 709 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | c. 737 |
| Denomination | Christian |
Forthhere was consecrated in 709. He died about 737, possibly resigning before he died.[1]
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for the year 737 reports that he undertook a pilgrimage to Rome along with Queen Frithugyth.
Citations
edit- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 222
References
edit- 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.
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