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 different languages on Wikipedia. Æthelberht II of East Anglia is the 3,048th most popular religious figure (down from 2,924th in 2019), the 5,802nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,857th in 2019) and the 118th most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Æthelberht II of East Anglia ranks 3,048 out of 3,187Before him are Terence Cooke, Theodoros Kontidis, Nathalie Becquart, F. F. Bruce, Hugh of Lincoln, and Stigand. After him are Paul Hinder, Herbert Vaughan, Theophylact, Salvatore Nunnari, Gerald Emmett Carter, and Saint Piran.

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Among people born in 800, Æthelberht II of East Anglia ranks 89Before 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 3Before 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 5,804 out of 8,785Before 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).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Æthelberht II of East Anglia ranks 118Before 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).