Vitalian
Also known as: Pope Vitalian · Family: Roman Church · Role: bishop · First appears: Book III · Chap. XXIX
Life events
- 668 · Vitalian ordained Theodore as archbishop.(Book IV · Chap. I · 📍 Rome)
- With: Theodore
- “He was ordained by Pope Vitalian, in the year of our Lord 668, on Sunday, the 26th of March”
- c. 705 · Vitalian sent Hadrian with Theodore to England.(Book V · Chap. XX · 📍 England)
Book III · Chap. XXIX
- with Wighard (Wighard had brought Oswy’s presents to Rome and died there; the letter was sent by Vitalian.) “But he that brought these presents has been removed out of this world, and is buried at the threshold of the Apostles, for whom we have been much grieved, because he died here.”
Book IV · Chap. I
- with Hadrian (interaction) “The pope, sending for him, commanded him to accept the bishopric and go to Britain.”
- liege: Theodore “He was ordained by Pope Vitalian, in the year of our Lord 668, on Sunday, the 26th of March, and on the 27th of May was sent with Hadrian to Britain.”
- with Wighard (interaction) “having made known to the aforesaid Apostolic pope the occasion of his journey”
- with John (interaction) “having there delivered to John, archbishop of that city, Pope Vitalian’s letters of recommendation”
- with Theodore (interaction) “the Apostolic lord had enjoined upon Theodore that he should provide for him in his province, and give him a suitable place to live in with his followers.”
Book V · Chap. XX
- with Hadrian (Vitalian sent Hadrian to England with Theodore.) “this being the forty-first year after he was sent by Pope Vitalian with Theodore”
- with Theodore (Vitalian sent Theodore with Hadrian.) “this being the forty-first year after he was sent by Pope Vitalian with Theodore”
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Extracted from the original text of Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England. Made with Rho MD.