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	Synod of Whitby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Synod of Whitby was an important synod which eventually led to the unification of the church in Britain and the closing of the gap between Roman and Celtic church doctrines.
		Summoned by King Oswiu of Northumbria in AD 663, the synod was held in 664 at Whitby Abbey, which was Saint Hilda's double monastery of Streonshalh, at Whitby.
		The Synod of Whitby may have constituted a milestone not only in the history of the church in Britain but also in the history of the Catholic church throughout the world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Synod_of_Whitby (573 words)

	AllRefer.com - Whitby, Synod of (Roman Catholic And Orthodox Churches: Councils And Treaties) - Encyclopedia
		Whitby, Synod of, Roman Catholic And Orthodox Churches: Councils And Treaties
		Its purpose was to choose between the usages of the Celtic and Roman churches, primarily in the matter of reckoning the date of Easter (see calendar; Celtic Church).
		Among those involved in the synod were Cædmon, the poet, and St. Hilda, the abbess of Whitby, who favored the Celtic usages.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/W/Whitby-S.html (285 words)

	Synod of Whitby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Synod of Whitby was an important synod which eventually led to the unification of the church in Britain.
		Summoned by King Oswiu of Northumbria in 663 AD, the synod was held in 664 at Whitby Abbey, which was Saint Hilda's double monastery of, at Whitby.
		The synod of Whitby constituted a milestone in the history of the church in Britain, since delegates from the North and the South came together to debate the future of the church in Northumbria.
	www.secaucus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Synod_of_Whitby (567 words)

	Synod Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A synod (also known as a council) is a council of a church, usually a Christian church, convened to decide an issue of doctrine or administration.
		Originally synods were meetings of bishops, and is still used in that sense in Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.
		In the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches, synods are composed of bishops.
	www.variedtastes.com /encyclopedia/Synod (563 words)

	Whitby - TheBestLinks.com - Bram Stoker, Dracula, England, Goth, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Whitby is a fishing port and tourist destination in North Yorkshire on the north-east coast of England.
		Whitby was the site of the Rohilla disaster of October 30 1914; when the hospital ship Rohilla was sunk (either by running aground, or hitting a mine; accounts differ) within sight of shore just off Whitby.
		Whitby also hosts the twice-yearly Whitby Gothic Weekend, a festival for members of the goth subculture.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Whitby.html (354 words)

	Whitby Abbey
		In the late 11th Century a Norman knight came to Whitby and was inspired to rebuild the abbey, which continued as a place of monastic life until the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII.
		Whitby itself is steeped in folklore and legend, which, along with the abbey's foreboding ruins are said to have provided inspiration for Bram Stoker's gothic masterpiece Dracula.
		Crowds from far and wide used to gather at the west side of Whitby Churchyard, between 10.00 and 11.00 in the morning, where there was clear view of the north side of the abbey and the highest window.
	www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk /majorsites/aa/whitby_abbey.html (604 words)

	Matrix Vitae
		Although she accepted the decision of the Synod of Whitby in 664, she was fiercely devoted to the familia of Lindisfarne and its teachings for the rest of her life.
		Whitby under Hild's direction trained five bishops: Bosa (of York), Aetla (of Dorchester), Oftfor (of the Hwicce), John of Beverly (Bishop of Hexham and York), Wilfrid II (of York), and Tatfrith who was elected as bishop of the Hwicce but died before his consecration.
		Abbess Hilda of Whitby: All Britain Was Lit by Her Splendor, and J. Cross (1979) "A Lost Life of Hild of Whitby: The Evidence of the Old English Martyrology" The Early Middle Ages, Acta Vol.
	monasticmatrix.usc.edu /vitae/index.php?function=detail&id=611 (709 words)

	SYNOD FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In most Anglican churches, there is a geographical hierarchy of synods, with "General_Synod" at the top; bishops, clergy and laity meet as "houses" within the synod.
		In Lutheran traditions a synod can be either a local administrative region similar to a diocese, such as the Minneapolis_Area_Synod of the Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America, or denote an entire church body, such as the Lutheran_Church_-_Missouri_Synod.
		Reformed church of Zurich, Reformed church of Berne) the synod corresponds to the general_assembly of Presbyterian churches.
	www.witwib.com /synod (338 words)

	Search Results for "Whitby"
		Its purpose was to choose between the usages of the Celtic and Roman churches, primarily...
		She became a Christian at the age of 13 and a nun at 33.
		Their differences were eventually settled in 663 at the Synod of Whitby, when England abandoned Celtic practices.
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=col65&query=Whitby (265 words)

	WHITBY ABBEY
		No longer is Dark Age Whitby Abbey seen as a lonely, wind-swept religious community, but as a bustling settlement, a sophisticated modern town of its day, with a highly organised, complex structure.
		Whitby Abbey was destroyed during a Viking invasion in AD867, but one of William the Conqueror’s knights revived it in the late 1070s.
		Whitby abbey is famous for the synod in 664AD when after studying cycles of the moon the date for Easter was set.
	www.queensland.co.uk /abbey.html (1411 words)

	Whitby North Yorkshire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Whitby lies on the mouth of the river Esk, which flows through a narrow gully to reach the sea.
		Whitby has long had a reputation among mariners as a safe harbour and the only real refuge between the Humber and the Tyne.
		It was these qualities which recommended the Whitby ships to the Admiralty when they were preparing for the voyages of discovery which propelled James Cook to fame.
	www.cookmuseumwhitby.co.uk /htmlpages/whitby.html (296 words)

	Whitby Abbey- A Virtual Tour
		Whitby Abbey was founded in the seventh century on cliffs by the sea; its haunting remains can still be seen from the sea and are a testament to the Golden Age of Northumbria.
		This synod was held in an attempt to reconcile Celtic and Roman customs, particularly with regard to the method for dating Easter.
		When Whitby was excavated in the twentieth century, vast numbers of coins, along with ornamental metalwork, and other "luxurious" goods were uncovered, suggesting that the Rule's prohibition of private property was no longer respected at Whitby.
	www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu /~dvess/ids/medieval/whitby/whitby.shtml (1601 words)

	Synod (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A synod is a council of a church, usually a Christian church, convened to decide an issue of doctrine.
		Sometimes the phrase general synod or general council refers to an ecumenical council.
		The word synod also refers to the standing council of high-ranking bishops governing some of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches.
	usapedia.com /s/synod.html (90 words)

	Whitby Abbey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Whitby Abbey is a ruined monastery sited on Whitby's East Cliff.
		In 664, the abbey was the site of the Synod of Whitby, at which the Northumbrian Celtic church was reconciled to Rome.
		In 867, the abbey fell to Viking attack, and was abandoned until 1078, when it was re-founded by Regenfrith (Reinferd) a soldier monk, under the orders of his protector, the Norman, William de Percy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Whitby_Abbey (186 words)

	Whitby
		The choice of her Abbey for the great Synod reflects the skill and learning of the people who lived and prayed there - and the respect that she had gained among the leaders of the day.
		The Synod chose to follow the Roman path - a decision which may have saddened Hilda - as an Abbess in the new order, she would only be permitted to have nuns in her Abbey.
		Whitby could also be a place of pilgrimage for church musicians since it was here that the first person to write sacred music in one of the native tongues of these islands was born and died.
	www.wellsprings.org.uk /wellspring_of_pilgrimage/whitby.htm (928 words)

	St Cuthbert's Website : Celtic Way - Celtic Christian Spirituality
		Synod of Whitby - 664 A.D. The Roman and Celtic churches did not meet again until the Roman mission to Britain in 597, when there was considerable disagreement between them.
		This eventually led to the Synod of Whitby in 664, where the Celtic church argued from the authority of St John, and the Roman church appealed to the authority of St Peter.
		The decree of Whitby did not immediately change the face of British Christianity however, and for hundreds of years, there were pockets of resistance to the Roman mission, especially in Devon, Cornwall and Scotland.
	www.st-cuthberts.net /celspty.htm (1122 words)

	About Whitby
		Whitby is a small town of about 16,000 people situated on the northeast coast of England in the county of North Yorkshire, 80km northeast of York and 30km north of Scarborough.
		In 663/664 the Synod of Whitby was held here by the King of Northumbria to decide whether to follow the traditions of the Celtic church or the Roman church.
		In the 17th and 18th centuries Whitby ships (colliers) were involved in the transportation of iron ore and coal to and from Tyneside.
	www.funenglish.co.uk /why/page2.html (586 words)

	Whitby More about the town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Margaret 'Storm' Jameson was born in Whitby in 1891.
		Whitby built 'Whalers' were renowned for their strength and quality, and the town's whaling crews became known for their endurance and skills as their experience grew.
		Whitby No2, on Pier Road, opposite the Scotchhead bandstand is now home the town's RNLI museum and shop, it houses the last 'active' pulling lifeboat.
	www.site-2-sight.com /whitby/otherstuff.html (1964 words)

	Guardian \| Whitby pride could bring world status
		Plans are afoot for the seaside town of Whitby - home to a seventh century abbey, the site of a synod which changed Christianity, testing ground for Captain Cook, an inspiration for Dracula and a haunt for Goths - to become a world heritage site.
		If the Bishop of Whitby, the Right Rev Robert Ladds, is successful, the town will be designated "of outstanding value to humanity" and so "belonging to all the peoples of the world".
		During Hild's lifetime, the town acquired a reputation for sanctity and learning, and in 664 the Synod of Whitby adopted Roman rather than Celtic traditions for the celebration of Easter, a watershed decision in the spread of Christianity in Britain.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5146401-103690,00.html (612 words)

	The Whitby Conclave - feature in The Philosopher's Stone - Occult & Pagan resources, features, Products & Services
		Whitby is a small town nestling around a harbour on a steep sided river valley, on the coast of the English county of Yorkshire.
		It was here, in 664 that the Synod of Whitby took place, when the Celtic faction of the early Christian Church decided to join with Canterbury and thus fell under the jurisdiction of Rome.
		As is the tradition with the likes of occult communities, visiting magi descend upon any suitable lounge floor to crash for a few days, while escaping from the rigours of a world largely unsympathetic to their various models of reality.
	the-philosophers-stone.com /articles/whitby/whitby.htm (1309 words)

	Whitby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This synod is one of the most important ecclesiastical gathering in the history of the English church.
		The synod now had the task of determining which was the truest tradition, and this should be loyally accepted by all."
		Whitby also was the home of Caedmon, whose hymn, which he is said to have composed in a dream, is regarded as the first poem in English.
	itsa.ucsf.edu /~snlrc/britannia/earlychurch/whitby.html (944 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Whitby (England) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Whitby (England), market town and port in North Yorkshire, England.
		Whitby is located at the mouth of the Esk River on the North Sea, 26 km (16 mi)...
		In Northumbria the Christianity from Rome met Celtic Christianity, which had been brought from Ireland to Scotland by Saint Columba and then to...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Whitby_(England).html (163 words)

	Northumbria
		Whitby is a seaside town on the North-Eastern coast of Yorkshire.
		It is a sea port and holiday resort with a population in the region of 14,000.
		It was the setting for the famous Synod of Whitby, in 664 AD., where St. Colman's defence of the Celtic tradition and practice of Faith was rejected.
	www.mayo-ireland.ie /Mayo/towns/MayAbbey/MAPbltns/Mag1995/Nrthmbr.htm (1834 words)

	Whitby Abbey and St Hilda
		When Hilda arrived in Whitby, it was a very windy and exposed sight that had been chosen, high on the cliffs to the East of the town and the majority of the building work had been done.
		From the humble lands she had been given in 657AD, Hilda had built up such a thriving and well established community, that seven years later Whitby`s monastery and Hilda had been the chosen by King Oswy as the place for a meeting to take place with the Bishops, to discuss many Christian and church affairs.
		During the last years of Lady Hilda`s life, she was building up the strength and reputation of the monastery in Whitby, as peace reigned in Northumbria.
	www.queensland.co.uk /hilda.html (1930 words)

	Current Project
		Whitby’s renown was well documented during the late 1800’s by Frank Sutcliffe, one of the greatest Victorian photographers of that era.
		While the story of Cook and Whitby ships may be renewed with their rediscovery, I am focused on the indigenous people today, uncovering these descendants, of those natives whose lives would be forever changed and transformed by those explorations, scientific studies and subsequent colonizations.
		From Whitby I will retrace Capt. Cooks` circumnavigation across 7 continents My purpose is to record the descendants of the indigenous people that Capt. Cook in his oak Whitby built sailing ships would have encountered in his voyage around the world over 200 years ago.
	www.paxcorps.com /Currpro.htm (2804 words)

	Keith Hunt - Easter/Passover Debate - Whitby 664 AD
		A turning point in favor of the Roman Church was the Synod of Whitby in 664 AD.
		THE SYNOD OF WHITBY - 664 AD King Oswy opened by observing that all who served the ONE God should observe one rule of life, and since they all hoped for one kingdom in heaven, they should not differ in celebrating the sacraments of heaven.
		The synod now had the task of determining which was the truer tradition, and this should be loyally accepted by all.
	www.keithhunt.com /Whitby.html (1773 words)

	CDSP: Fresh Thinking Whitby and All That: The Search for Anglican Origins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Synod of Whitby was a local council of the leading clergy and monastics of the Northumbrian church, sanctioned and presided over by King Oswiu.
		The Synod of Whitby united all of Christian England in one tradition and practice of the faith, and also united England with the greater universal tradition of the Roman Church.
		The decision to hold the synod at Whitby was a testimony to Hild’s influence, both as a member of the royal family of Northumbria and the abbess of an important monastery.
	www.cdsp.edu /freshthinking/sawp_whitby.html (8052 words)

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