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All Saints' Church, Brixworth, now the parish church of Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England, is a leading example of early Anglo-Saxon architecture. It is the largest English church that remains substantially as it was in the Anglo-Saxon era. It was designated as a Grade I listed building in 1954.
The councils at Clovesho, and those generally of the Anglo-Saxon period, were mixed assemblies which included bishops, abbots, the king of Mercia and the chief men of his kingdom. The councils had the character not only of a church synod but of the Witenagemot , an assembly of the ruling class whose primary function was to advise the king.
All Saints' Church, Brixworth, built around 680, is an example of early Anglo-Saxon architecture The Council of Hertford in 673 was the first meeting of bishops from across England. canons were adopted to promote greater uniformity, among these that the English bishops should hold an annual council at Clovesho .
Escomb Church is the Church of England parish church of Escomb, County Durham, a village about 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (2.4 km) west of Bishop Auckland.It is one of the oldest Anglo-Saxon churches in England and one of only four complete Anglo-Saxon churches remaining in England, the others being St Laurence's Church, Bradford-on-Avon, Greensted Church, and All Saints' Church, Brixworth.
Holders of bishoprics founded between 597 and 1066 in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Some then lapsed completely, or simply moved their seat. For Saxon dioceses in other countries, see those countries' bishop categories.
Also called bishop of the West Kentish in Anglo-Saxon times. [3] London: 604 Secular: Archbishops of London had existed previously; also called bishop of the East Saxons [4] or of Essex [5] in Anglo-Saxon times. York: 626 Secular: In Anglo-Saxon times also called bishop of Northumbria [6] or of the Northumbrians, [7] or of Deira. [8] East ...
In the seventh century the pagan Anglo-Saxons were converted to Christianity (Old English: Crīstendōm) mainly by missionaries sent from Rome.Irish missionaries from Iona, who were proponents of Celtic Christianity, were influential in the conversion of Northumbria, but after the Synod of Whitby in 664, the Anglo-Saxon church gave its allegiance to the Pope.
Kyneburga (d. c. 680) (also called Cyneburh in Old English); the name being also rendered as Kinborough and in occasional use as a Christian name [1]) and Kyneswide (Cyneswitha) were sisters, the daughters of King Penda of Mercia (who remained true to Anglo-Saxon paganism). She was eldest daughter of Penda.