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Werferth

Werferth
Bishop of Worcester
Appointedeither in 872 or between 869 and 872
Term endedeither in 915 or between 907 and 915
PredecessorEalhhun
SuccessorÆthelhun
Orders
Consecrationeither in 872 or between 869 and 872
Personal details
Diedeither in 915 or between 907 and 915
DenominationChristian
Charter S 1281 dated 904, grant of Bishop Werferth to his reeve, Wulfsige

Werferth[a] was an English bishop of Worcester.

Werferth was consecrated either in 872 or between 869 and 872.[1] 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.[2] He died either in 915 or between 907 and 915.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Also Wærferth, Werfrith, or Waerfrith

Citations

  1. ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 224
  2. ^ 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.
Christian titles
Preceded by Bishop of Worcester
c. 873–c. 912
Succeeded by


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