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Stigand

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Born East Of England
United Kingdom
Date of died February 22,1072
DiedWinchester
United Kingdom
Successor Lanfranc
Place of burial Old Minster, Winchester
Predecessor Robert of Jumièges
SiblingsÆthelmær of Elmham
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID1314051
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Stigand Life story


Stigand was an Anglo-Saxon churchman in pre-Norman Conquest England who became Archbishop of Canterbury. His birth date is unknown, but by 1020 he was serving as a royal chaplain and advisor. He was named Bishop of Elmham in 1043, and was later Bishop of Winchester and Archbishop of Canterbury.

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