St. Frithbert of Hexham, Bishop
(Fridebert, Frithubeorht)

23 December

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Died 766. Frithbert succeeded Saint Acca as bishop of Hexham, which he governed for 34 years, and, in the interim, he also administered Lindisfarne while its bishop, Cynewulf, was in prison. His relics were discovered at Hexham in 1154 (Benedictines, Encyclopedia, Farmer).


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