Æthelstan (bishop of Hereford)
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Æthelstan (or Athelstan; died 1056) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford.
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Saint Æthelstan | |
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Bishop of Hereford | |
Appointed | between 1013 and 1016 |
Term ended | 10 February 1056 |
Predecessor | Athulf |
Successor | Leofgar of Hereford |
Orders | |
Consecration | between 1013 and 1016 |
Personal details | |
Died | 10 February 1056 |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 10 February |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Title as Saint | Bishop |
Shrines | Hereford Cathedral |
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Æthelstan was consecrated between 1013 and 1016.[1] Before his death, he had been blind for 13 years, and Tremerig was appointed as a suffragan bishop to assist Æthelstan. Tremerig died shortly before Æthelstan did.[2] Because of his blindness, the task of helping defend the border against the Welsh fell to the bishops of Worcester.[3]
Æthelstan died on 10 February 1056.[1] His death may have been from old age, or it may have been as a consequence of the burning of his cathedral by the Welsh shortly before.[4] After his death, he was considered for sainthood.[5] His feast day is 10 February.[6][7]