Sarah Foot

For the British journalist and author, see Sarah Foot (journalist).

The Very Reverend
Sarah Foot
FSA FRHistS
Foot in 2023
Born
Sarah Rosamund Irvine Foot

(1961-02-23) 23 February 1961 (age 63)
NationalityBritish
TitleDean of Christ Church, Oxford
Spouses
  • Geoff Schrecker
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1986; div. 1999)​
  • ​
    (m. 2002)​
FatherM. R. D. Foot
Academic background
Alma materNewnham College, Cambridge
ThesisAnglo-Saxon Ministers, AD 597 – ca. 900 (1989)
Doctoral advisorRosamond McKitterick
Influences
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-discipline
Institutions
Main interests
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity (Anglican)
ChurchChurch of England
Ordained
  • 2017 (deacon)
  • 2017 (priest)
Offices held
Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford (2007–present)

Sarah Rosamund Irvine Foot, FSA, FRHistS (born 23 February 1961) is an English Anglican priest and early medieval historian. She has been Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Oxford since 2007, and Dean of Christ Church, Oxford since 2023.

  1. ^ Foot, Sarah (2006). Monastic Life in Anglo-Saxon England, c. 600–900. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press (published 2009). p. xii. ISBN 978-0-521-73908-5.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Foot 2006, p. xi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).