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	Chad of Mercia - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Chad of Mercia (died March 2, 672) was a monk and priest in 7th century England.
		Shortly after the Synod of Whitby in 663/4, St. Chad was invited to become Bishop of York by King Oswiu of Northumbria after the first choice for the position, St. Wilfred, failed to return from France, where he had gone in order to be consecrated to the position.
		Due to the somewhat confused nature of Chad's appointment and the continued references to 'chads' - small pieces of ballot papers punched out by voters using voting machines - in the 2000 US Presidential Election it has been suggested that St. Chad is the patron saint of botched elections.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Ceadda (281 words)

	St. Chad's, Lichfield - St. Chad, our Patron
		Chad’s reply revealed his deep humility: “If you know I have not duly received episcopal ordination, I willingly resign the office, for I never thought myself worthy of it; but, though unworthy, in obedience submitted to undertake it.” Moved by this reply, Theodore completed Chad’s consecration according to Roman rites.
		Chad then summoned his monks and, after urging them to live good Christian lives and to continue in keeping the rules of monastic discipline, announced that he was soon to die.
		Chad was quickly taken ill and on the seventh day (2nd March, 672), ‘his holy soul was released from the prison-house of the body and, one may rightly believe, was taken by the angels to the joys of heaven’.
	www.saintchads.org.uk /stchad.htm (969 words)

	The Life of St. Chad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Chad was chosen by Oswi, king of Northumbria, as bishop of the Northumbrian see, while Wilfrid, who had been chosen for Deira by the sub-king Alcfrith, was absent in Gaul seeking consecration shortly after the Synod of Whitby (663/4).
		Chad's episcopate of three years laid the foundations of the see of Lichfield according to the decrees of Theodore's council at Hertford, which established diocesan organisation.
		Chad died on March 2nd 672 and was buried in the Church of St Mary.
	www.dur.ac.uk /StChads/chad.html (487 words)

	Wulfhere of Mercia
		He was a younger son of King Penda, and was kept in concealment for some time after his father's defeat and death in 655.
		Unlike his pagan father, Wulfhere was an enthusiastic Christian, and he took energetic measures to spread Christianity in Mercia.
		Outside Mercia, he did something to induce the East and the South Saxons to accept Christianity, and is said to have founded one or two monasteries.
	www.starrepublic.org /encyclopedia/wikipedia/w/wu/wulfhere_of_mercia.html (301 words)

	Chad Smith - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Chad Smith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Chad Smith (born on October 25, 1961 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is the drummer for the rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
		Chad was married in 1994 to Maria St. John and together had one child: Manon St. John (1997).
		Chad's drumming ability is shown in the fact that he has appeared on over a hundred albums, not including the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Chad-Smith.html (330 words)

	Saint Chad - Orthodox Church of the Glorious Ascension of the Lord
		Chad and Cedd were involved in a controversy which overshadowed the whole life of the English Church at the time.
		Chad's response in the face of episcopal ordination is reminiscent of that of St Gregory the Theologian, St John Chrysostom, and many others.
		Chad then told Owini in secret, in answer to his question, that the voices were those of angels who would come in seven days to take him away to the heavenly reward that I have always hoped and longed for.
	www.da-johnson.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /church/stchad.html (1370 words)

	Chad of Mercia information - Search.com
		Saint Chad of Mercia (Anglo-Saxon Ceadda) (died March 2, 672) was a monk and priest in 7th century England.
		As a youth Chad was a student of Aidan at the Celtic monastery at Lindisfarne.
		Chad died on March 2, 672, and was buried at the church of Saint Mary at Lichfield.
	www.search.com /reference/Chad_of_Mercia (445 words)

	FEASTS OF MARCH
		Chad was one of four holy brothers of whom all became priests and two (Chad himself and his older brother Cedd) were raised to the episcopate.
		Chad was consecrated by Bishop Wine of West Saxony, one of the few that observed Easter according to the Scottish custom and not that of Rome.
		Chad moved the seat of his new diocese to Lichfield, and founded several monasteries and a retreat house in the area.
	www.geocities.com /pelicanlara/breviary/march.html (5020 words)

	St Chad's College (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		St Chad's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Durham.
		Students who study at St Chad's are accommodated in seven different houses: No. 1, Main College, Lightfoot, Langford, Grads' and Ramsey house (for undergraduates), and Trinity Hall (for postgraduates).
		The college is named after Chad of Mercia, a 7th century bishop.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/s/st/st_chad_s_college.html (118 words)

	St Chad
		Chads humble response to the results of this conflict impressed Bede deeply and is one of the reasons why Chad is remembered and revered to this day.
		Chad returned to Lastingham, but that same year Archbishop Theodore reordained him bishop according to continental practice and appointed him as bishop to the kingdom of Mercia.
		Unfortunately, it was the style of Wilfred and not of Chad that eventually triumphed in the church.
	www.aidantrust.org /html/stchad.html (921 words)

	Encyclopedia: St Chad's College
		Mercia, sometimes spelled Mierce, was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy, in what is now England, in the region of the Midlands, with its heart in the valley of the River Trent and its tributary streams.
		St Chad's was founded as an Anglican theological college in 1904, and remains a Church of England foundation.
		St Chad's was among the last university colleges in the UK to admit women undergraduates: the final all-male year entered in September 1987.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/St-Chad%27s-College (1253 words)

	Wulfhere of Mercia
		In 658 or 659, however, the Mercians threw off the supremacy of Oswiu, king of Northumbria, and Wulfhere became their king.
		He took energetic measures to spread Christianity, and was greatly helped by his bishop, Jaruman[?], and afterwards by St Chad[?].
		Wulfhere's wife was Eormenhild, a daughter of Ercon-berht, king of Kent, and he was succeeded by his brother Æthelred.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wu/Wulfhere_of_Mercia.html (214 words)

	St Chad's College . Mercia . Church of England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The college is named after Chad of Mercia St Chad of Mercia, a 7th century bishop.
		St Chad s was founded as an Anglicanism Anglican theological college in 1904, and remains a Church of England foundation.
		Mercia s neighbours included Northumbria, kingdom of Powys Powys, the kingdoms of southern Wales, Wessex, Sussex, Kingdom of Essex Essex, and East Anglia.
	www.uk.kunsimuna.net /St_Chad's_College_UK_973799_tb (630 words)

	SAINT CHAD
		As part of his education Chad was sent by Aidan to Ireland so he was a priest trained in the Celtic tradition of Columba’s lona.
		In 669 Theodore, the new Archbishop of Canterbury restored Wilfred to York and Chad was deposed.
		Possibly it was these qualities that Chad had displayed during his brief time at York that led to his change of circumstance and the third period of his ministry.
	www.fulwood.org.uk /magazine/fmcmag/2002/easter/st_chad/saint_chad.htm (1439 words)

	OSWIU OF NORTHUMBRIA FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		He is said to have convinced their king, Sigeberht II, of the truth of Christianity by his arguments, and at his request sent Cedd, a brother of Chad_of_Mercia (St. Chad), on a mission to Essex.
		About this time he is thought by many to have obtained some footing in the kingdom of the Picts through their king Talorcan, the son of his brother Eanfrith.
		At the death of Peada in 656 Oswiu took control of whole Mercia himself, but was overthrown in 658 by a revolt under the leadership of Wulfhere_of_Mercia, a younger brother of Peada.
	www.brolgas.com /Oswiu_of_Northumbria (450 words)

	St. Chad “The Patron Saint of Disputed Elections”
		When Chad was elected and duly installed as archbishop of York, some bishops objected to his ordination because his consecration had not been rightly performed.
		While Chad was elected and duly installed as archbishop of York, some bishops objected to his ordination because his consecration had not been rightly performed.
		Chad died on March 2, 672, and he was venerated as a saint soon afterward.
	www.sjnews.org /st_chad.htm (1080 words)

	St Chad's Cathedral
		St Chad, the Apostle of the Midlands, was born in Northumbria, one of four brothers, all of whom became priests.
		He became Bishop of Mercia in 669 and Wulfhere, first Christian king of Mercia, gave him land to establish his see at Lichfield.
		Chad was outstanding for his humility and simplicity of life.
	www.stchadscathedral.org.uk /interest.php (332 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Religion (St. Chad) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Chad served for a time as a priest in Ireland but was recalled to run an abbey in Yorkshire.
		Their consecration of Chad was therefore ruled improper because technically those doing the anointing were deemed to be out of communion with the Church.
		Chad had not been elected to the post he'd usurped, hence any claims his "resignation" stemmed from his stepping aside after a disputed election are fatuous.
	www.snopes2.com /religion/chad.htm (1031 words)

	Chad: Patron saint of disputed elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Chad was consecrated by the only two bishops left in the plague-struck area, but because they insisted on the Celtic date of Easter, they were technically out of communion with the church.
		Chad is still popular in the British Midlands, which is peppered with Chadwells and Chadfields and Chadworths.
		His bones, stored at St. Chad's Cathedral in Lichfield, England, were carbon-dated in 1996 and found to be from the right time period, though there was an extra leg mixed in with the relics.
	www.thedailycamera.com /extra/campaign/recent/02achad.html (579 words)

	Harpswell Church
		St Chad was the first bishop of Mercia and Lindsey at Lichfield.
		Directions: St. Chad’s is best reached via the main A631 Gainsborough-Caenby Corner road: the signposted lane to Harpswell turns south off this road at the point where it ascends the Cliff.
		At the back of the south aisle is the Norman font, with its pattern of repeated arches, and in the tower window (near the rough-hewn ladder to the belfry) are fragments of ancient glass.
	www.markahurd.screaming.net /glentworthparishes/harpswell.html (1090 words)

	History (from Chad) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Chad is a landlocked republic of central Africa.
		Economic development of the country has been slow, and as a result, Chad is largely dependent on foreign aid and imports of food, fuel, and other supplies.
		The countries of Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger all have shorelines on Lake Chad in west-central Africa.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-129477 (755 words)

	St. Chad of Lichfield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Chad is perhaps one of the most admirable figures in the Church's calendar.
		Chad's translation to Mercia was seen by his Northumbrian supporters as a personal insult, paramount to exile.
		Chad took his office at Mercia with an admirable cheerfulness, when others might have simply retired to what few luxuries that an obscure office like Lichfield could offer.
	www.southbear.com /Lectionary/Calendar_Archives/Chad.html (594 words)

	St. Chad of Lichfield, Patron Saint of Elections [Free Republic]
		Chad was educated in the monastery at Lindisfarne under St Aidain, who urged his followers to travel on foot, to be nearer the people.
		Chad his consecration now rectified was called upon to the charge of the See of Lichfield as 5th bishop of Mercia, a vast area stretching from the east coast to the borders of Wales and from the Humber to the Thames.
		Chad asked him to say nothing until after his death, but that the angelic spirits and come to summon him to Heaven.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3a26b395029c.htm (2359 words)

	WULFHERE, OF MERCIA - LoveToKnow Article on WULFHERE, OF MERCIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		In 658 or 659, however, the Mercians threw off the supremacy of Oswio, king of Northumbria, and Wulfhere became their king.
		He extended his borders in all directions, and was the founder of the passing greatness of Mercia, although he lost Lindsey just before his death.
		Wulfhere's wife was Eormenhild, a daughter of Ercon-berht, king of Kent, and he was succeeded by his brother Aethel-red.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /W/WU/WULFHERE_OF_MERCIA.htm (1399 words)

	Saints' Biographies -- C
		Theodore of Canterbury then decided that his consecration to the episcopacy had been irregular - Chad was consecrated bishop by Wine of Dorchester, a simoniacal heretic, and two dubious British bishops - and Wilfrid, the originally-intended bishop of York, turned up from Gaul where he had been seeking enough bishops to be consecrated himself.
		Chad's saintly acquiesence with this ruling obviously impressed Theodore, who repented of his action and made Chad bishop of Mercia.
		Chad's surviving relics (all of four bones) are now in the Roman cathedral at Birmingham.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /lop_myd/saints/biogs/c.htm (3805 words)

	Susan A. Shroff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Chad is perhaps unique in that he is celebrated as a saint for what he didn't do, for a call that wasn'this.
		Chad himself was not involved in the controversy, only the bishops who had ordained him, but he graciously stepped aside for the sake of the church¹s peace and unity.
		Chad seems a perfect illustration of the guest who humbly takes the lower seat and then is told, "Friend, move up higher," first by the Archbishop of Canterbury who elevated him to a bishopric, and the by the whole church acclaiming him a saint.
	www.billandsusan.org /chad.html (1452 words)

	Articles - Chad of Mercia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Impressed by Chad's humility (he refused to ride a horse, preferring to walk as Jesus had), Theodore sent Chad.
		Under Chad, the See of Mercia was fixed at Lichfield.
		Chad gives his name to many churches around the Birmingham area including its Roman Catholic cathedral, St Chad's, as well as St Chad's College at the University of Durham.
	www.mafox.com /articles/Ceadda (390 words)

	March 2: Chad died as predicted in a vision
		Impressed with the bishop's humility, Theodore convinced Chad to stay on as a bishop, consecrated him by the Roman rules, and sent him to England's middle kingdom, Mercia.
		Chad gave in graciously and found the animal was indeed a big help to him.
		Afterward, Chad told the monks that he'd had learned in a vision from heaven that he was about to die.
	chi.gospelcom.net /DAILYF/2003/03/daily-03-02-2003.shtml (594 words)

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		Chad was a seventh century cleric who, according to some, is most famous for not being Bishop of York.
		Although matters were largely resolved in favor of Roman customs at the Synod of Whitby in 664, there were some who did not accept this decision and were not, therefore, officially accepted by the authorities of the Roman church.
		\par Chad was quickly taken ill and on the seventh day (2nd March, 672), \lquote his holy soul was released from the prison-house of the body and, one may rightly believe, was taken by the angels to the joys of heaven\rquote.
	www.webedelic.com /church/st.chad.doc (919 words)

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