Cedd, St

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | 331 words | Copyright

Cedd, St (d. 664), Bp. of the East Saxons. The brother of St Chad, he was brought up at Lindisfarne. He was sent to evangelize Essex and consecrated bishop in 654. He was the founder and first abbot of the abbey of Lastingham, N. Yorks. At the Synod of Whitby (664) he accepted the Roman Easter. Feast day, 7 Jan (in CW, 26 Oct.).

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