Synod at Whitby chooses Roman tradition, not Irish, for the Northumbrian church

Category
Religion
Place
England (<1707)
Date
664
Reference
Excerpts from Books and Wikipedia
"Bede gives an account of the synod in his Ecclesiastical History of 731." This decision placed the Northumbrian church under the authority of the pope in Rome. [Furtado: 1001 Days] "Roman Christianity triumphs over Celtic Christianity in England." [Wikipedia: Timeline of the Middle Ages]

This event is linked to the following periods

PeriodMiner
Begin
End
Category
Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy
600
787
British Isles
Early Popes
400
1054
Papal