Ithamar

Family: Church · Role: bishop · First appears: Book III · Chap. XIV

Life events

• 644 · Honorius ordained Ithamar as bishop of Rochester.(Book III · Chap. XIV · 📍 Rochester)
  • With: Archbishop Honorius
  • “In his place, Archbishop Honorius ordained Ithamar, of the Kentish nation”
• 653 · Ithamar ordained Deusdedit the sixth Archbishop of Canterbury.(Book III · Chap. XX · 📍 Canterbury)
  • With: Deusdedit
  • “Deusdedit of the nation of the West Saxons, was chosen the sixth Archbishop of Canterbury. To ordain him, Ithamar, bishop of Rochester, came thither. His ordination was on the 26th of March”
• 653 · Ithamar died after Deusdedit had ruled the church nine years, four months, and two days.(Book III · Chap. XX)
  • “and he ruled the church nine years, four months, and two days; and when Ithamar died”

Book III · Chap. XIV

• sworn: Archbishop Honorius “In his place, Archbishop Honorius ordained Ithamar, of the Kentish nation, but not inferior to his predecessors in learning and conduct of life.”

Book III · Chap. XX

• liege: Deusdedit “To ordain him, Ithamar, bishop of Rochester, came thither.”

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Extracted from the original text of Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England. Made with Rho MD.