Ithamar, Bishop of Rochester
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| Denomination | Catholic |
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| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Rochester |
| Title | Bishop of Rochester |
| Period in office | 644–c656 |
| Predecessor | Paulinus of York |
| Successor | Damianus |
| Personal | |
| Date of death | between 655 and 664 |
| Place of death | Rochester |
| Ithamar | |
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| Born | Kent |
| Died | c656, Rochester |
| Feast | June 10 |
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Ithamar (Saxon name unknown) was the first bishop in England to be Saxon-born rather than consecrated from among Augustine's Roman missionaries. He was also the first Saxon bishop of Rochester.
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[edit] Life
He was consecrated by Honorius, and was said by Bede to be
- of the Kentish nation, but not inferior to his [episcopal] predecessors for learning and conduct of life.[1].
Upon consecration as bishop in 644,[2] he took his new name from Ithamar, a son of Aaron, from the Old Testament. This practice of taking a new name from the Old Testament doesn't exist in the Gregorian tradition of the Roman Church, but does exist in the Celtic Church.[3]
As bishop, he consecrated Deusdedit as the first Saxon archbishop of Canterbury on 26 March 655.
He died between March 26, 655 and 664,[2] probably close to 656, at Rochester.[4]
After his death he was made a saint and given a shrine at Rochester Cathedral. His feast day is June 10.[4]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Bede, Ecclesiastical History, 3.14
- ^ a b Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 247
- ^ Abstract of EHR article accessed on November 8, 2007
- ^ a b Walsh A New Dictionary of Saints p. 287
[edit] References
- Abstract of EHR article accessed on November 8, 2007
- Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
- Walsh, Michael A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West London: Burns&Oates 2007 ISBN 0-8601-2483-X
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| Religious titles | ||
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| Preceded by Paulinus of York |
Bishop of Rochester 644–c660 |
Succeeded by Damianus |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Ithamar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Rochester |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | circa 660 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Rochester |
