St Humbert | |
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Bishop of Elmham | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Elmham |
In Office | before 824 – 845 or 856, or November 869 |
Predecessor | Hunferthus |
Successor | Eadwulf |
Personal details | |
Died | 845 or 856, or November 869 |
Humbertus (or Humbryct of Hunbeorht) was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
He was consecrated before 824. He was martyred by the Danes, and later venerated as Saint Humbert. His death is uncertain; he may have died 845 or 856, or possibly in November 869.[1]
After Humbertus, there was an interruption with the episcopal succession through the Danish Viking invasions in the late 9th and early 10th centuries. By the mid-10th century, the sees Elmham and Dunwich had been united under Bishop Eadwulf.