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Dunwich, diocese of
Dunwich, diocese of. Felix from Luxueil in Burgundy converted the East Angles in the 630s and established his episcopal seat at Dunwich, then a thriving port on the Suffolk coast. He died in 647. In c.673 Theodore divided the see into two, placing Norfolk under the see of Elmham. After the Danish invasions in the 9th cent. Dunwich ceased to be active and was not revived.
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JOHN CANNON. "Dunwich, diocese of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Dunwich, diocese of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Dunwichdioceseof.html JOHN CANNON. "Dunwich, diocese of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Dunwichdioceseof.html |
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Dunwich, diocese of
Dunwich, diocese of Felix from Burgundy converted the East Angles in the 630s and established his episcopal seat at Dunwich, then a thriving port on the Suffolk coast. In c.673 Theodore divided the see into two, placing Norfolk under the see of Elmham. After the Danish invasions in the 9th cent. Dunwich was not revived.
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JOHN CANNON. "Dunwich, diocese of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Dunwich, diocese of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Dunwichdioceseof.html JOHN CANNON. "Dunwich, diocese of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Dunwichdioceseof.html |
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