Sigfrith

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Who is Sigfrith?

Sigfrith, abbot of Monkwearmouth Priory. He was a deacon at the time he was chosen "by Ceolfrid [abbot of the twin abbey at Jarrow] and the monks". Bede states:

Soon afterwards, both he and the abbey's founder Benedict Biscop both fell fatally ill:

Two months later Sigfrid died, only four months before Benedict's own death.

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on July 23, 2013

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