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Crediton, diocese of
Crediton, diocese of. Carved out of the Sherborne bishopric in 909, it initially covered all Devon and Cornwall, though from 931 to 1027 St Germans was the separate see for Cornwall. In 1050 Leofric moved the bishopric to Exeter, in obedience to Leo IX's command for sees to be in larger towns. Crediton was the birthplace of Boniface (680), the missionary to Frisia and Germany.
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JOHN CANNON. "Crediton, diocese of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Crediton, diocese of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Creditondioceseof.html JOHN CANNON. "Crediton, diocese of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Creditondioceseof.html |
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Crediton, diocese of
Crediton, diocese of Carved out of the Sherborne bishopric in 909, it initially covered all Devon and Cornwall, though from 931 to 1027 St Germans was the separate see for Cornwall. In 1050 Leofric moved the bishopric to Exeter.
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JOHN CANNON. "Crediton, diocese of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Crediton, diocese of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Creditondioceseof.html JOHN CANNON. "Crediton, diocese of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Creditondioceseof.html |
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