St. Cedd

The little that is known about Saint Cedd (c. 620 – October 26, 664) comes to us mainly from the writing of St. Bede in his Ecclesiastical History Of The English People. Cedd was born in the kingdom of Northumbria and brought up on the island of Lindisfarne by St. Aidan. He was one of four brothers Ceadda (later Saint Ceadda, also known as St. Chad), Cynibill and Caelin. In 653, he was sent by King Oswiu with three other priests, to evangelise Mercia. In Mercia, Peada, son of Penda was king and had agreed to become a Christian in return for the hand of Oswiu's daughter Alchflaed in marriage. Image File history File links Saint_cedd. ... Image File history File links Saint_cedd. ... Events Medina is converted to Islam. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... Events September, Synod of Whitby Births Deaths Xuanzang, famous Chinese Buddhist monk. ... Bede depicted in an early medieval manuscript Depiction of Bede from the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493. ... The Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (in English: Ecclesiastical History of the English People) is a work in Latin by the Venerable Bede on the history of the Christian church in England, and of England generally. ... Section from Shepherds map of the British Isles about 802 AD showing the kingdom of Northumbria Northumbria is primarily the name of a petty kingdom of Angles, Danes and Norwegians which was formed in Great Britain at the beginning of the 7th century, and of the much smaller earldom... This article is about Lindisfarne, England. ... Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, the Apostle of Northumbria (?-651), is the founder and first bishop of the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne in England. ... Chad of Mercia (Anglo-Saxon: Ceadda, pronounced chadda) (died March 2, 672) was a monk and priest in 7th century England. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Events Pope Martin I arrested Sigeberht II the Good succeeds Sigeberht I the Little as king of Essex Aripert, nephew of Theodelinda, succeeds Rodoald as king of the Lombards Births Deaths Chindaswinth, king of the Visigoths Rodoald, king of the Lombards Abbas, uncle of Muhammad and his chief financial supporter. ... Oswiu (612–February 15, 670), also written as Oswio, Oswy, and Osuiu was an Anglo-Saxon Bretwalda. ... Mercia, sometimes spelled Mierce, was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy, in what is now England, in the region of the Midlands, with its heart in the valley of the River Trent and its tributary streams. ... Peada (died Easter 656) was King of southern Mercia from 654 or 655 until his death. ... Stained glass window from the cloister of Worcester Cathedral showing the death of Penda of Mercia. ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life, teachings, and actions of Jesus of Nazareth, known by Christians as Jesus Christ, as recounted in the New Testament. ...

After a recall to Lindisfarne, Cedd went to Essex as a missionary at the request of King Sigeberht to convert his people. He became bishop of the East Saxons. Cedd founded many churches. He also founded monasteries at Tilbury and Ithancester (probably Bradwell-on-Sea). Later he went on to found the Monastery of Lastingham in his native Northumbria at the request of the new king of Northumbria, Aethelwald. At Lastingham, Cedd became the first abbot while maintaining his position of bishop to the East Saxons. This article is about Lindisfarne, England. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Sigeberht I (Siegeberht the Little) was king of Essex from 617 to 653. ... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ... The Kingdom of the East Seaxe (one of the seven traditional kingdoms of the so-called Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy) was founded around AD500, occupying territory to the north and east of London. ... Tilbury is located on the north bank of the River Thames, in the borough of Thurrock in England, at the point where the river suddenly narrows to about 800 yards/740 metres in width. ... Aethelwald was the eldest son of Ethelred of Wessex, Alfred the Greats predecessor and older brother. ...

Although Cedd had been brought up in the Celtic tradition which differed from the Roman tradition, both in the accepted form of the tonsure ( i.e. the shaven patch of scalp adopted by Christian monks) and in the method of calculating the date of Easter, Cedd reluctantly adopted the Roman tradition after attending the Synod of Whitby. When the council ended, he returned to Essex. A short time later he travelled again to Northumbria, this time to the monastary at Lastingham, where he fell ill with the plague and died. Celtic Christianity is a term used for the form of Christianity practiced in Ireland, Wales, Cornwall and the Bretagne from the missions of Saint Patrick and Saint Ninian in the 5th century (also known as Old British Church, Celtic Catholic Church, Culdee Church), in Scotland from the mission of Columcille... Tonsure is the practice of some Christian churches of cutting the hair from the scalp of clerics as a symbol of their renunciation of worldly fashion and esteem. ... Easter is the most important religious holiday of the Christian liturgical year, observed in March, April, or May to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, which Christians believe occurred after his death by crucifixion in AD 27-33 (see Good Friday). ... The Roman Catholic Church (commonly known as the Catholic Church) is the Christian Church which is led by the Pope, the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that it is the one holy catholic and apostolic Church founded by Jesus Christ. ... The Synod of Whitby was an important synod which eventually led to the unification of the church in Britain. ...