Stigand
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Born | East Of England |
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Date of died | February 22,1072 |
Died | Winchester |
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Successor | Lanfranc |
Place of burial | Old Minster, Winchester |
Predecessor | Robert of Jumièges |
Siblings | Æthelmær of Elmham |
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ID | 1314051 |
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.