St. Cuthbert becomes Archbishop of Canterbury

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Eoghan Ahern (University of Cambridge)

Ed. by Richard William Dance, University of Cambridge
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.01: English Writing and Culture: Old English, 500-1066.
Vol. editors: Richard William Dance (University of Cambridge), Hugh Magennis (Queen's University Belfast)

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Catholic

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Date of occurrence 740

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England (Location)

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Cuthbert, formerly bishop of Hereford, was appointed archbishop of Canterbury in this year; he would remain in the post for twenty years. The addressee of a letter from Boniface decrying abuses in the English church, he would convene a reforming council at

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Citation: Ahern, Eoghan. "St. Cuthbert becomes Archbishop of Canterbury". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 12 April 2016 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=6834, accessed 18 April 2024.]

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