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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.
		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.
		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.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Synod_of_Whitby (573 words)

	Search Results for "Whitby"
		Whitby, Synod of, called by King Oswy of Northumbria in 663 at Whitby, England.
		Their differences were eventually settled in 663 at the Synod of Whitby, when England abandoned Celtic practices.
		Moved by Wilfrid's eloquence, King Oswy at the Synod of Whitby (663; see Whitby, Synod of) rejected Celtic usages, including...
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=col65&query=Whitby (265 words)

	Whitby (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Synod of Whitby, a council which led to the unification of the church in Britain.
		Whitby is a fishing port and tourist destination in North Yorkshire on the north-east coast of England
		Whitby, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Whitby_(disambiguation) (106 words)

	Whitby - TheBestLinks.com - Bram Stoker, Dracula, England, Goth, ...
		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)

	Station Information - Synod of Whitby
		The alleged Synod of Whitby was called by King Oswiu of Northumbria in 663 AD and held in 664 at Saint Hilda's double monastery of Streaneschalch, at Whitby.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/s/sy/synod_of_whitby.html (95 words)

	Whitby
		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.
		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.
		So, Oswy called a Synod - a gathering of the Churches - to determine which tradition should be followed.
	www.wellsprings.org.uk /wellspring_of_pilgrimage/whitby.htm (928 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Whitby (England)
		Whitby, Synod of, ecclesiastical council held in 664 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England.
		Whitby is located at the mouth of the Esk River on the North Sea, 26 km (16 mi)...
		The synod was called by King Oswy of Northumbria to decide...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Whitby_(England).html (163 words)

	Whitby North Yorkshire
		Whitby lies on the mouth of the river Esk, which flows through a narrow gully to reach the sea.
		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.
		Whitby has around the same number of people living there as in Cook's day.
	www.cookmuseumwhitby.co.uk /htmlpages/whitby.html (296 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.
		Hild was closely associated with the Bishops of Lindisfarne prior to the Synod of Whitby in 664.
		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.
	monasticmatrix.usc.edu /vitae/index.php?function=detail&id=611 (709 words)

	Whitby
		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.
		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."
	itsa.ucsf.edu /~snlrc/britannia/earlychurch/whitby.html (944 words)

	About Whitby
		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.
		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 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 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.
		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.
		She became abbess of the double community of Whitby, and the Venerable Bede tells us that "she established the same Rule of life as in the other monastery [Hartlepool], teaching them to observe strictly the virtues of justice, devotion, and charity and other virtues too, but above all things to continue in peace and charity.
	www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu /~dvess/ids/medieval/whitby/whitby.shtml (1601 words)

	WHITBY ABBEY
		Whitby abbey is famous for the synod in 664AD when after studying cycles of the moon the date for Easter was set.
		Whitby Abbey was destroyed during a Viking invasion in AD867, but one of William the Conqueror’s knights revived it in the late 1070s.
		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.
	www.queensland.co.uk /abbey.html (1411 words)

	The Whitby Conclave - feature in The Philosopher's Stone - Occult & Pagan resources, features, Products & Services
		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.
		Whitby is a small town nestling around a harbour on a steep sided river valley, on the coast of the English county of Yorkshire.
		This three story house overlooking the harbour, which is said to be the house in which Bram Stoker wrote Dracula, was the abode of one Graham Fenn-Edwards, a ritual magician and sculptor, who had moved to Whitby the year before.
	the-philosophers-stone.com /articles/whitby/whitby.htm (1309 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.
		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.
		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.
	www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk /majorsites/aa/whitby_abbey.html (604 words)

	St Cuthbert's Website : Celtic Way - Celtic Christian History
		The Synod of Whitby - 664 A.D. Conflict between the two missions eventually led to the Synod of Whitby in 664.
		The tragedy of Whitby was not the affirmation of the way of St Peter, but that the way of St John began to be displaced in the spirituality of the British Church.
		At one level the conflicts appeared superficial such as the dating of Easter, or the style of clerical tonsure, but at a deeper level it was due to their radically different ways of seeing.
	www.st-cuthberts.net /celhist.htm (1070 words)

	CDSP: Fresh Thinking Whitby and All That: The Search for Anglican Origins
		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.
		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 Synod of Whitby was a local council of the leading clergy and monastics of the Northumbrian church, sanctioned and presided over by King Oswiu.
	www.cdsp.edu /freshthinking/sawp_whitby.html (8052 words)

	Female Heads of Assembly prior to the 20th Century
		At the Synod of Whitby it was decided that the Northombian Church it should follow the teachings of the Roman Church rather than those of Celtic Irish Iona.
		Whitby and Hartlepool of the Synod of Whitby (United Kingdom)
		In 657, she had founded a double monastery of both monks and nuns at Whitby.
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /Parliament-Leaders.htm (996 words)

	Whitby More about the town
		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.
		Margaret 'Storm' Jameson was born in Whitby in 1891.
	www.site-2-sight.com /whitby/otherstuff.html (1964 words)

	St. Hilda of Whitby
		This became known as The Synod of Whitby as it was held at Hilda's monastery.
		It was at Hilda's monastery that the great Synod Of Whitby took place in 664 and the choice of venue and host were no accident.
		Hilda at Sneaton Castle in Whitby run by the Sisters of the Holy Paraclete, an Anglican Religious Community.
	www.wilfrid.com /saints/hilda.htm (2595 words)

	Guardian Unlimited The Guardian Whitby pride could bring world status
		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.
		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".
	www.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,3604,1435884,00.html (665 words)

	Northumbria
		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.
		Whitby is a seaside town on the North-Eastern coast of Yorkshire.
		After his defeat at Whitby, he withdrew from the island to Iona, taking with him many of these Saxon monks and monks of Irish extraction.
	www.mayo-ireland.ie /Mayo/towns/MayAbbey/MAPbltns/Mag1995/Nrthmbr.htm (1834 words)

	British Historical Documents: Synod of Whitby
		The Synod of Whitby, 664 AD The Roman monks who had been sent by Gregory the Great to convert the "English" to Christianity, found that the missionaries from Ireland observed Easter at a different time from that which had been appointed by the Roman church.
		After years of controversy it was agreed that a synod should be held where the difficulty might be settled.
	www.britannia.com /history/docs/whitby.html (126 words)

	Whitby
		The ruins of Whitby Abbey is one of my neighbours, nice and peaceful to walk around and run by English Hertiage is at the top of the 199 steps.
		Whitby is a small fishing port and in its heyday sailing ships used to leave here for the whaling grounds, and Scottish fishing fleets used to fish for herring.
		Whitby is famous for having the first English poet called Caedmon.
	www.whitby-yorkshire.co.uk /whitby/whitby.htm (606 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)

	WhitbyAbbey
		The "Synod of Whitby" also was the event where it was decided to adopt the rites and authority of the Roman Church rather than those of the Celtic Church.
		To say that more specifically: in 664A.D., Whitby Abbey was host to the "Synod of Whitby" which was a council of church officials coming together to finally settle, once and for all, the question of determining the date of Easter!
		And moreover, Whitby Abbey lays claim to the birthplace of English Literature in that the creator of the earliest surviving poem in English entitled, "Song of Creation" was written by one of the brothers of the abbey.
	website.lineone.net /~merlecorp/whitbyabbey.htm (184 words)

	Hilda of Whitby
		In 664 the Synod of Whitby met at that monastery to consider the matter, and it was decided to follow Roman usage.
		She was urgent in promoting the study of the Scriptures and the thorough education of the clergy.
		Hilda (known in her own century as "Hild") was the grandniece of King Edwin (see 12 Oct) of Northumbria, a kingdom of the Angles.
	www.satucket.com /lectionary/Hilda_Whitby.htm (339 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Synod of Whitby
		The solution arrived at was one of great moment, and, though the Celtic Churches did not at once follow the example thus set, the paschal controversy in the West may be said to have ended with the Synod of Whitby.
		The real question decided at Whitby was not so much whether the church in England should use a particular paschal cycle, (see EASTER CONTROVERSY) as "whether she should link her fortunes with those of the declining and loosely compacted Irish Church, or with the rising power and growing organization of Rome".
		In 664 a fortunate opportunity occurred of debating the matter, and a conference took place at the monastery of St. Hilda at Whitby or Streanoeshalch.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15610a.htm (383 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.
		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.
		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.
	www.queensland.co.uk /hilda.html (1930 words)

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