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Chester-le-Street, diocese of
Chester-le-Street, diocese of. Created in 883, when the monks of Lindisfarne, evicted in 875, settled here on the south bank of the Tyne with Cuthbert's relics. The cult of the saint made it the centre of wealth and power in the north-east until the see was moved to Durham in 995.
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JOHN CANNON. "Chester-le-Street, diocese of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Chester-le-Street, diocese of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-ChesterleStreetdioceseof.html JOHN CANNON. "Chester-le-Street, diocese of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-ChesterleStreetdioceseof.html |
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Chester‐le‐Street, diocese of
Chester‐le‐Street, diocese of Created in 883, when the monks of Lindisfarne, evicted in 875, settled here with Cuthbert's relics. The cult of the saint made it the centre of power in the north‐east until the see was moved to Durham in 995.
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JOHN CANNON. "Chester‐le‐Street, diocese of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Chester‐le‐Street, diocese of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-ChesterleStreetdioceseof.html JOHN CANNON. "Chester‐le‐Street, diocese of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-ChesterleStreetdioceseof.html |
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