650-669 King Oswy of Northumbria Ties England to Roman Pope
In this twenty year period Christianity in England took precedence over everything else to
the extent that King Oswy of Northumbria
(pictured) called a conference at Whitby
in 664 to resolve not only the date of Easter but the hairstyle of monks.
English Christianity had developed in two directions. The Celtic monks ofIona were inspired by St Patrick and the Augustine
missionaries were inspired by Pope Gregory.
When King Oswy ofNorthumbria
married Eanfled, a princess from Kent , she came north with her own
Augustine chaplain who celebrated Easter according to the Jewish lunar calendar
on a date different to him.
In 664 King Oswy called a conference atWhitby
to resolve not only the date of Easter but the hairstyle (tonsure) of monks. In
the south the monks shaved the top of their heads, creating a crown of thorns;
in the north, the monks shaved like Druids.
As the southern monks took authority from Rome and St Peter (a Jew, like Jesus, to whom Jesus gave the keys of the kingdom of heaven), King Oswy decided to save his soul by adopting the Augustine customs, and in doing so tied England to the Pope of Rome.
English Christianity had developed in two directions. The Celtic monks of
When King Oswy of
In 664 King Oswy called a conference at
As the southern monks took authority from Rome and St Peter (a Jew, like Jesus, to whom Jesus gave the keys of the kingdom of heaven), King Oswy decided to save his soul by adopting the Augustine customs, and in doing so tied England to the Pope of Rome.
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