Frithubeorht
Frithubeorht was an eighth century medieval Bishop of Hexham.
As the successor of Acca as Bishop of Hexham, Frithubeorht was consecrated on 8 September 734 by Archbishop Ecgbert. As the seventh Bishop of Hexham, Frithbert served as bishop for a lengthy thirty-four years until his death. In 750, when Cynewulf - the Bishop of Lindisfarne - was imprisoned, Frithbert also administered the church of Lindisfarne. He died on 23 December 766, the same year as Ecgbert. Bede praised Firthbert as a "truly faithful bishop." More recently, the historian John Godfrey, described Firthbert as an "undistinguished prelate."
Frithbert's relics were re-discovered at Hexham in 1154.Citations
