John of Beverley

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Stained glass window in Beverley Minster

John von Beverley or Johannes von Beverley († May 7, 721 in Beverley ) was Bishop of York from 705 to 718 . He was later canonized . Remembrance day is the day of his death, May 7th.

John is said to have been of noble descent and come from Harpham in what is now the East Riding of Yorkshire . He received his spiritual training from the then Archbishop of Canterbury , Theodore of Tarsus . At times he was also a member of the Whitby convent , where he was in contact with St. Hilda of Whitby stepped out. 687 he was ordained bishop of the Northumbrian diocese of Hexham ; In 705 he succeeded (Saint) Bosa of York as Bishop of York. He was considered to be very well read, a series of letters and homiliesare attributed to him. In 718 he resigned from the office of bishop and retired to the monastery he founded and later named after him in Beverley , where he died in 721. His successor as bishop was Wilfrid II.

The village of Saint-Jean-Brévelay in Brittany is named after him.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 231
  2. ^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 263
  3. ↑ Histoire Saint-Jean-Brévelay. mairie-saint-jean-brevelay.fr, accessed on September 13, 2015 (French).
predecessor Office successor
Eata Bishop of Hexham
687-705 		Wilfrid
Bosa Bishop of York
705-718 		Wilfrid II.
personal data
SURNAME John of Beverley
ALTERNATIVE NAMES John of Beverley
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of York
DATE OF BIRTH 7th century
DATE OF DEATH May 7, 721
Place of death Beverley