Saint Frithbert of Hexham

Also known as

• Fridebert
• Frithubeorht

Memorial

• 23 December

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Bishop of Hexham, England for 34 years. Administered the diocese of Lindisfarne while Bishop Cynewulf was in prison.

Died

• 766 of natural causes
• relics re-discovered at Hexham, England in 1154

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Frithbert of Hexham“. Saints.SQPN.com. 5 May 2013. Web. 19 May 2013. <>