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Wærstan

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Wærstan
Bishop of Sherborne
Appointedc. 909
Term endedeither 918 or between around 909 and 925
PredecessorÆthelweard
SuccessorÆthelbald
Orders
Consecrationc. 909
Personal details
Diedeither 918 or between around 909 and 925
DenominationChristian

Wærstan[a] was a medieval Bishop of Sherborne, venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.

Wærstan was consecrated around 909. He died either in 918 or between around 909 and 925.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ Or Waerstan or Werstane

Citations

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  1. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 222

References

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  • 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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Christian titles
Preceded by Bishop of Sherborne
c. 914
Succeeded by