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  Paulinus of York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paulinus was a monk at St Andrew's Monastery in Rome, when, in 601, Pope Gregory I sent him to join Mellitus and others in the second group of missionaries to England.
Although Paulinus' deacon, James, remained in the North and struggled to rebuild the Roman mission, it was monks from the rival Celtic tradition who eventually re-established Christianity in the region, York eventually becoming a mere bishopric.
A legend once told in the town of Caistor concerning St. Paulinus of York states that as the saint was riding an ass along the ancient trackway that runs near the town, he met a man sowing corn.
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 Term paper on Paulinus of York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
He was in Kent until 625, when he was consecrated as bishop by Justus and then accompanied Ethelburga, the sister of King Eadbald to Northumbria, where she was to marry King Edwin.
Paulinus eventually convinced Edwin to convert, baptizing him and many of his followers in 627.
When Edwin was defeated and killed in battle in 633, Paulinus took the queen and her children to Kent, and spent the remainder of his life at Rochester.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Paulinus II
Paulinus obtained diplomas for the free election of the future patriarchs, and other privileges for the Church of Aquileia, viz.
Paulinus expounded the Catholic doctrine about the Blessed Trinity, especially about the procession of the Holy Ghost from the Father and the Son.
Paulinus is said to have assisted at the Council of Altinum, but Hefele has proved that a council was never held there.
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 Britannia Biographies: St. Paulinus, Archbishop of York
Paulinus, the first Christian missionary to the kingdom of Northumbria, was a "tall man with a slight stoop, who had fl hair, a thin face and a narrow, aquiline nose, his presence being venerable and awe-inspiring".
Paulinus went with her to her husband's kingdom, having been consecrated - on 21st July AD 625 - by Archbishop Justus as Bishop of the Northumbrians.
The story of Paulinus' labours in the north and the manner in which he succeeded in effecting the conversion of Edwin and of his principal chiefs is well-known.
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 Britannia: Narrative History of Anglian York
Anglian York is particularly associated with the great King Edwin of Deira who, after a period of Bernician dominance, reasserted an independent Deira in AD 616 and even conquered the more northerly kingdom.
On 12th April AD 627, Paulinus baptised King Edwin and many of his nobles in a small wooden oratory surrounded by the ruined Legionary Headquarters and probably adjoining the Royal Palace in York.
The building of York Minster was interrupted two years later, when the combined Welsh and Mercian troops mustered for "a burning of York".
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 York, Pennsylvania
Paulinus of York brought Christianity to the region in the early 7th century with the conversion of King Edwin of Northumbria and the first Minster is believed to have been built in 627, although the location of the early Minster is a matter of dispute.
York prospered during much of the later mediaeval era and this is reflected in the built environment.
York Minster is the largest mediaeval cathedral in England and one of the largest gothic churches in Europe.
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 Paulinus - LoveToKnow 1911
He was consecrated by Justus of Canterbury in 625 and escorted ZEthelberg, daughter of 1Ethelberht, to the Northumbrian king Edwin (q.v.).
It was at Lincoln that he consecrated Honorius as archbishop of Canterbury.
In 633 Edwin was slain at Hatfield Chase and Paulinus retired to Kent, where he became bishop of Rochester.
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 York Web - a brief history of York, one of the most beautiful cities in Britain
During the War Of The Roses York was sympathetic to the Lancastrian side, and in the aftermath of the conflict this fact was not forgotten by King Edward IV.
This was a dark period in York's history with severe epidemics striking the population, the decimation of the wool trade and the shift of much commercial activity to London.
Hudson brought the railway to York in 1839 and by the beginning of the 20th century the city was a major railway centre employing over 5,500 people directly and several thousand more in the manufacturing industries which sprung up around it.
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 A History of York, UK
Before the Roman invasion of York in AD43, Britain from the Humber to the Firth of Forth was ruled by a confederation of Celtic tribes known as the Brigantes.
Despite the legendary recapture of York from the invaders by King Arthur, York became "Eoforwic", the centre of the independent kingdom of Northumbria, ruled by mighty Anglo-Saxon warlords.
York prospered, and the rebuilding of the Minster was begun.
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 York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
York is a city in northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss.
For the Romans, York the celtic Eboracum "city of the yew" was a major military base; Emperor Septimius Severus died there in AD 211, and Constantius Chlorus, the father of Constantine I, died there in 306.
Following the Norman Conquest of 1066, York was substantially damaged by the punitive harrying of the north (1069) launched by William the Conqueror in response to regional revolt.
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 Guide and Travel Facts: York, the United Kingdom
York, at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss, is a beautiful North Yorkshire town of about 120,000 inhabitants, much the finest medieval town in England.
York's contact with the industrial expansion of Victorian England was restricted to the coming of the railways so the historic townscape was unscathed.
Happily York was also barely touched by WW II in spite of attempted raids on it in the aftermath of the bombing of Dresden.
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 Corvus '94 - York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
ROMAN YORK: Before the Roman invasion of York in AD43, Britain from the Humber to the Firth of Forth was ruled by a confederation of Celtic tribes known as the Brigantes.
VIKING YORK: Ivar the Boneless took advantage of Northumbria being in the middle of a civil war and the Vikings captured York on 1st November 866.
GEORGIAN YORK: After the removal of the Royal Garrison from York in 1688, the city was gradually dominated by the local aristocracy and gentry.
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 York is one of England's most popular Historic Cities and York Minster is the largest Gothic Cathedral in Northern ...
York has many attractions all from different stages of the past, and this is why visitors return time and time again because there is so much to see and do that it can not all be done in one visit.
On 22 March 1739 the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin was convicted at York assizes of horse-stealing, and was hanged at the Knavesmire on 7 April 1739.
York is best-known as a tourist destination and, as well, is home to numerous Ghost Walks and a favourite venue for hen parties.
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 York - York's history   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
York was once again becoming a profitable port and centre of trade, particularly in wool.
This was when the wool industry became less important to York, trade drifted towards London and, in 1533, Henry VIII broke with Rome and set himself up as head of the church in England; York as an established religious centre suffered greatly.
During the reign of Elizabeth I, the Council of the North increased in importance and with it, York's revival and influence gathered momentum.
www.york.gov.uk /visiting/heritage/history.html   (1859 words)

  
 Location York UK - York Minster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
It is both a Cathedral and a Minster, a cathedral being a church with a bishop's (or archbishop's) throne and a minster being a centre of Christian teaching or ministering.
York Minster is the largest Gothic church in England.
The stained glass of York Minster is one of its greatest treasures; about one-third of the vast collection of ancient glass in York is preserved in its 130 windows.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Paulinus, Archbishop of York
Archbishop of York, died at Rochester, 10 October, 644.
On the defeat of St. Edwin in 633, Paulinus carried the queen and her children safely to Kent; and, as the heathen reaction under Penda made missionary work impossible in Northumbria, he devoted himself to the Diocese of Rochester, then vacant.
It was after his flight that he received the pallium from Rome (634), sent to him as Archbishop of York.
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 Paulinus - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Paulinus or Suetonius Paulinus (Caius Suetonius Paulinus), d.
Paulinus Noster: Self and Symbols in the Letters of Paulinus of Nola.
Paulinus, St The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church; 1/1/2000; E. 94 words
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 ENGLAND
The monk and missionary Paulinus of York (c.584-644 A.D.), who was probably a Benedictine at St. Andrew's Monastery in Rome, was part of the second contingent of missionaries sent in 601 A.D. by Gregory to assist Augustine in Britain.
Paulinus' efforts were successful and in 627 A.D. Edwin was baptized at York, where Paulinus established his see.
She was the daughter of Hereic, nephew of King Edwin of Northumbria, who was converted through the preaching of Paulinus and baptized by him in 627 A.D. She served God faithfully in the secular world for a number of years, being influenced by both the Roman and Celtic streams of Christianity.
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 Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of October 10   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
He was consecrated bishop of York in 625 by Justus, then accompanied Saint Ethelburga, daughter of King Ethelbert of Kent, to Northumbria as her chaplain when she married Edwin of Northumbria.
Paulinus returned to Kent by sea with Ethelburga, her two children, and Edwin's grandson Osfrid.
Paulinus was named administrator of the vacant see of Rochester, administered it for 10 years (Attwater, Benedictines, Delaney, Encyclopedia).
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 Paulinus, Missionary, First Archbishop of York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
He was told that a Christian princess could not marry a pagan, but he promised that she would be free to practice her religion, and that he would listen to Christian preachers, and seriously consider becoming a Christian himself.
Paulinus left his deacon James in charge of what remained of the Church there, and took Queen Ethelburga and her children back to Kent by ship.
There the elderly Paulinus was given the bishopric of Rochester, which he held till his death on 10 October 644.
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 Vampire the Dark Ages: York 1304 History
Before the Roman invasion of York in AD 43, Britain from the Humber to the Firth of Forth was ruled by confederate Celtic tribes known as the Brigantes.
Despite the legendary recapture of York from the invaders by King Arthur, York became "Eoforwic", the center of the independent kingdom of Northumbria, ruled by mighty Anglo-Saxon warlords.
York soon became the Northern Stronghold of the Ventrue Clan, and from there did they keep the Brujah of the North and the Gangrel of the Wilderlands under their scrutiny.
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 Jorvik as a religious centre
Constantine became Emperor in Eboracum (York) in AD 306 and six years later he declared Christianity a permitted religion and ended the persecution of Christians.
There were Christians in York at that time for a Bishop of Eboracum attended the Council of Arles in AD 314.
York (or Eoforwic as the Northumbrians knew it) fell to the Viking 'great army' in AD 866 By this time the Vikings were probably tolerant of the Christian religion.
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 Commemoration of the Holy Bishop Paulinus, Bishop of York
O all-praised bishop Paulinus, having toiled in the vineyard of the Church through the heat of the day, thou hast now received fit recompense, entering the gates of paradise to dwell in the light of the thy Master's countenance with all who have pleased Him.
Like the Apostle of the Gentiles, O God-bearing Paulinus, with purity of soul and love unfeigned thou didst bear many afflictions for the sake of Christ amid the tumults, necessities and distresses of thy life; wherefore, having died in the Lord, thou livest forever with Him.
In the waters which flowed through York was Edwin the king baptised, with his children, and many of the nobles and the people, for Paulinus had set in their hearts the effulgence of Christ's glory.
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 EBK: St. Paulinus, Archbishop of York
Bishop Romanus of Rochester having died, Paulinus was immediately given his see, which he presided over until his death on 10th October AD 644.
There is no merit in the old theory that Paulinus was the adopted Christian name of Prince Rhun ap Urien of Rheged who is recorded by Nennius to have baptised King Edwin.
Paulinus was a true Italian, as reported by Bede who received his information from the Abbot of "Peartaneu" in Lincolnshire, to whom it had been given by an old man whom Paulinus, in the presence of Edwin, had baptised in the Trent.
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 The Antiochian Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland
Paulinus little knew what would happen when he spoke to King Edwin of Northumbria in this manner, still a pagan but about to take a Christian wife from Kent and, at least, thereby open to the gospel of Christ.
By this means, a recognition of the tragic beauty of human life, St. Paulinus was able to show the king how the resurrection of Christ had made of the whole cosmos a banqueting hall, safe from the call of a lifeless death.
The way of death-destroying LOVE is our resurrection, they key to all life here and now and the promise of life to come, not subject to death, corruption, hell and judgement but rather life, health and the enjoyment of God’s Kingdom with All the Saints.
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 The Canterbury Patriarchate
Gregory's words are express, that the Bishop of York is to preside over the Bishops of his province, whom he is to ordain, and is in no way to be subject to the jurisdiction of the Bishop of London (ita.
It is true that the Pope sent a pall to St. Paulinus, the first Bishop of York, but before he received it, he had been driven by the heathen Mercians from his see, and he spent the remainder of his life as Bishop of Rochester.
One the hypothesis of the genuineness of these letters, the earliest of them was addressed by Boniface IV to Ethelbert, King of Kent, in 610, and the latest by John XIII to St. Dunstan, in the middle of the tenth century.
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 New Catholic Dictionary: Saint Paulinus of York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Confessor, Archbishop of York (625-33); died Rochester, England, 644.
He was consecrated bishop by Saint Justus, and accompanied Ethelburga to the court of the pagan king Edwin, whom he converted.
He established the See of York, and was made archbishop there.
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