Deusdedit of Canterbury
Deusdedit (also: Adeodatus, Frithona; † July 14, 664 ) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 655 until his death .
Archbishop Deusdedit adopted this name with his ordination, his birth name was Frithona; he was the first Anglo-Saxon to become Archbishop of Canterbury. The exact role of the archbishopric during his tenure seems somewhat unclear, as a number of bishops in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were ordained not by Deusdedit but by British or foreign bishops. Deusdedit, however, founded a nunnery on the island of Thanet and, in 657, the monastery of Madshamstead.
At the decisive Synod of Whitby , which brought the Roman cult the victory over the Celtic cult, Deusdedit could not take part because he was sick with the plague . He died a few months later. Earconberht I , King of Kent , also died on this day . He was succeeded by Theodor of Tarsus .
Individual evidence
- ^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 209
- ↑ Eduard Winkelmann: History of the Anglo-Saxons until the death of King Aelfreds Berlin, 1883, (reprint) ISBN 978-1-144-45402-7 , page 58
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predecessor | Office | successor |
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Honorius |
Archbishop of Canterbury 655–664 |
Theodore of Tarsus |
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SURNAME | Deusdedit of Canterbury |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adeodatus, Frithona |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Canterbury |
DATE OF BIRTH | 6th century or 7th century |
DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 664 |