Siward (bishop of Rochester)

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Siward (or Sigweard) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

Life

Siward was abbot of Chertsey Abbey, a Benedictine abbey in Surrey before he was selected for the see of Rochester.[1] He was consecrated in 1058. He died in 1075.[2] His death was commemorated on 30 October, so he probably died on that date in 1075.[1] After the appointment of Lanfranc as Archbishop of Canterbury, the new archbishop found only four canons at Rochester under Siward's authority.[3]

References

  1. 1.[1.2]British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
  2. 2.Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221
  3. 3.Smith "Early Community" English Historical Review p. 299