Werferth
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Werferth | |
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| Bishop of Worcester | |
| Appointed | either in 872 or between 869 and 872 |
| Term ended | either in 915 or between 907 and 915 |
| Predecessor | Ealhhun |
| Successor | Æthelhun |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | either in 872 or between 869 and 872 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | either in 915 or between 907 and 915 |
| Denomination | Christian |
Werferth was an English bishop of Worcester.
Werferth was consecrated either in 872 or between 869 and 872. A contemporary and friend of Alfred the Great, he was a significant translator, from Latin into Old English. His translations include the Dialogues of Gregory, commissioned by Alfred. He died either in 915 or between 907 and 915.
Notes
- ^ Also Wærferth, Werfrith, or Waerfrith
Citations
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 224
- ^ Alfred and the Old English Prose of his Reign accessed on 6 September 2007
References
- Alfred and the Old English Prose of his Reign accessed on 6 September 2007
- 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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