Archbishop Honorius

Also known as: Honorius · Family: Church · Role: archbishop · First appears: Book II · Chap. XV

Around 627, Honorius sent Felix to preach Christianity to the Angles. At Lincoln, Paulinus consecrated him in Justus’s place, making him the fifth prelate of the Church of Canterbury, and Pope Honorius sent him the pall and granted authority for the surviving archbishop to appoint a replacement for the other. In his letter, Pope Honorius addressed him as “Honorius to his most beloved brother Honorius:” and commended him to the rule of Gregory, his master and head.

In 633, Honorius honourably received Paulinus and Ethelberg in Kent with Eadbald, and, at Honorius’s and Eadbald’s request, Paulinus took charge of the church at Rochester. In 644, Honorius ordained Ithamar bishop of Rochester; in 653, he ordained Thomas, his deacon, in Felix’s place. That same year, after serving as Archbishop of Canterbury, Honorius died on 30 September, having “run his course”; he was also among the bishops who held Aidan in veneration.