RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Æthelberht II of East Anglia

800 - 794

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Æthelberht (Old English: Æðelbrihte, Æþelberhte), also called Saint Ethelbert the King (c. 774 – 20 May 794) was an 8th-century saint and a king of East Anglia, the Anglo-Saxon kingdom which today includes the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. Little is known of his reign, which may have begun in 779, according to later sources, and very few of the coins he issued have been discovered. It is known from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle that he was killed on the orders of Offa of Mercia in 794. Æthelberht was locally canonised and became the focus of cults in East Anglia and at Hereford, where the shrine of the saintly king once existed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Æthelberht II of East Anglia is the 3,061st most popular religious figure (down from 2,918th in 2024), the 5,808th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,856th in 2019) and the 115th most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Æthelberht II of East Anglia ranks 3,061 out of 3,187. Before him are Cyril Vasiľ, Theodoros Kontidis, Nathalie Becquart, F. F. Bruce, Hugh of Lincoln, and Stigand. After him are Paul Hinder, Herbert Vaughan, Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi, Berel Lazar, Theophylact, and Frank Leo.

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Among people born in 800, Æthelberht II of East Anglia ranks 89. Before him are Cynethryth, Rædwulf of Northumbria, Cuthred of Kent, Eadberht III Præn, Osbald of Northumbria, and Oswulf of Northumbria.  Among people deceased in 794, Æthelberht II of East Anglia ranks 3. Before him are Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria, and Fastrada.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Æthelberht II of East Anglia ranks 5,810 out of 8,785. Before him are Dani Filth (1973), Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (1986), Jemma Redgrave (1965), Mackenzie Crook (1971), Samuel Gompers (1850), and Lysette Anthony (1963). After him are Perry McCarthy (1961), Tony Ashton (1946), Nigel Hitchin (1946), Lynn Davies (1942), Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford (1960), and Jordan Pickford (1994).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Æthelberht II of East Anglia ranks 115. Before him are Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864), Æthelwold of Winchester (900), William Morgan (1547), J. I. Packer (1926), F. F. Bruce (1910), and Stigand (null). After him are Herbert Vaughan (1832), Saint Piran (null), Myles Coverdale (1488), John Keble (1792), Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800), and Cahal Daly (1917).

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