Lyfing of Winchester
| Lyfing of Winchester | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Crediton | |
| Province | Province of Canterbury |
| Appointed | 1027 |
| Term ended | 1046 |
| Predecessor | Eadnoth |
| Successor | Leofric |
| Other posts | |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1027 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 20, 23 or 25 March 1046 |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Christian |
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Lyfing of Winchester (died March 1046) was an Anglo-Saxon prelate who served as Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of Crediton and Bishop of Cornwall.
Lyfing's uncle was Burhweald, Bishop of Cornwall, according to the medieval chronicler William of Malmesbury. He was probably a monk either at Winchester Abbey or at Glastonbury Abbey. In 1009, he became , and that was always his favourite of the offices he held. In 1027, he became the Bishop of Crediton, and about the same time he became Bishop of Cornwall on the death of his uncle Brihtwold, so he united those two sees, with the seat at Crediton. His elevation probably was due both to his family and to his assistance to Cnut in Rome. There is also some indication he may have been a protégé of Godwin, Earl of Wessex.
In 1038 or 1039, Lyfing also became Bishop of Worcester, but was deprived of the see in 1040. King Harold Harefoot gave Worcester to Lyfing because of Lyfing's support of Harold. His deprivation was due to King Harthacnut's belief that Lyfing was involved in the death of Harthacnut's half brother Alfred Atheling. Lyfing was accused by , the archbishop of York, who briefly replaced Lyfing at Worcester. Lyfing seems to have claimed that he was merely following the orders of Harold Harefoot. However, he was restored to Worcester in 1041 and held the three sees until his death on either March 20, March 23 or March 25, 1046.
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