Sigehelm
10th-century Bishop of Sherborne
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Sigehelm[1][a] was an Anglo-Saxon medieval Bishop of Sherborne.
Appointedeither around 909 or between 918 and 925
Term endedbetween 932 and 934
PredecessorÆthelbald
SuccessorAlfred
Sigehelm | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Sherborne | |
| Appointed | either around 909 or between 918 and 925 |
| Term ended | between 932 and 934 |
| Predecessor | Æthelbald |
| Successor | Alfred |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | either around 909 or between 918 and 925 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | between 932 and 934 |
| Denomination | Christian |
Sigehelm was consecrated either around 909 or between 918 and 925. He died between 932 and 934.[1]
Embassy to India
According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, in the year 883, King Alfred sent Sigehelm to India to the shrines of St Thomas and St Barthoholew. This made Sigehelm the first recorded Anglo-Saxon to travel to India.[2][3]
