Hædde (died 705) was a medieval monk and

Bishop of Winchester The Bishop of Winchester is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Winchester in the Church of England. The bishop's seat (''cathedra'') is at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire. The Bishop of Winchester has always held ''ex officio'' the offic ...

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Hædde is believed to have been born in

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, and became a monk of Whitby Abbey.Benedictine Monks of Ramsgate. ''The Book of Saints'' p.254Hunt. ''Dictionary of National Biography'' pp.361-362 He became bishop in 676 and died about 7 July 705,Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 223 although the ''

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle The ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' is a collection of annals in Old English, chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons. The original manuscript of the ''Chronicle'' was created late in the ninth century, probably in Wessex, during the reign of ...

'' states that he died in 703.Kirby ''Earliest English Kings'' p. 41 In the law code of King

Ine of Wessex Ine or Ini (died in or after 726) was King of Wessex from 689 to 726. At Ine's accession, his kingdom dominated much of what is now southern England. However, he was unable to retain the territorial gains of his predecessor, Cædwalla of Wessex ...

, the bishop is mentioned as contributing to the laws.Yorke ''Conversion of Britain'' p. 235 After his death, he was revered as a saint with a feast day of 7 July, and his large diocese was split in two,Kirby ''Earliest English Kings'' p. 107 part of the area forming the Diocese of Sherborne.

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Patron Saints Index: Hedda
7th-century births 705 deaths Northumbrian saints West Saxon saints Bishops of Winchester People from Headingley Yorkshire saints 8th-century Christian saints 8th-century English bishops Year of birth unknown {{England-bishop-stub