Eata Of Hexham
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Gender | Male |
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Died | Hexham |
United Kingdom | |
October 26 | |
686 AD | |
Hexham | |
United Kingdom | |
Successor | John of Beverley |
Other post | Bishop of Durham |
Bernicia | |
Abbot of Melrose | |
Predecessor | Trumbert |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 997607 |
Eata Of Hexham Life story
Eata, also known as Eata of Lindisfarne, was Bishop of Hexham from 678 until 681, and of then Bishop of Lindisfarne from before 681 until 685. He then was translated back to Hexham where he served until his death in 685 or 686. He was the first native of Northumbria to occupy the bishopric of Lindisfarne.