Sigar of Wells

British priest, cleric; Roman Catholic Bishop of Bath and Wells
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroBritish priest, cleric; Roman Catholic Bishop of Bath and Wells
A.K.A.Sigar
A.K.A.Sigar
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain
isPriest Cleric Bishop
Work fieldReligion
Gender
Male
Religion:Catholic church
Positions Held
Roman Catholic Bishop of Bath and Wells(975—)
The details

Biography

Sigar (or Sigegar; died c. 996) was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Wells.

Sigar was a monk at Winchester before becoming abbot of Glastonbury Abbey about 970. He was consecrated in 975 and died 28 June in either 996 or 997.

Citations

  1. ^ Knowles Monastic Order in England p. 65 note 3
  2. ^ Knowles, et al. Heads of Religious Houses pp. 50–51
  3. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 222
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