Eahlstan

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Eahlstan

Denomination	Catholic
Senior posting
See	Diocese of Sherborne
Title	Bishop of Sherborne
Period in office	824–867
Predecessor	Wilbert
Successor	Heahmund
Personal
Date of death	867

Eahlstan (or Alfstan) was a medieval Bishop of Sherborne.

He was consecrated in 824. He died in 867.^[1]

[edit] See also

• List of bishops of Salisbury

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961

[edit] External links

• Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England entry for Eahlstan

Religious titles
Preceded by Wilbert	Bishop of Sherborne 824–867	Succeeded by Heahmund

Persondata
NAME	Eahlstan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Alfstan
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Sherborne
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	867
PLACE OF DEATH