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Christianity first gained a foothold during the Roman occupation of Britannia, possible as early s the 1st century. The first recorded martyr is Saint Alban who is thought to have lived in the fourth century. | Christianity first gained a foothold during the Roman occupation of Britannia, possible as early s the 1st century. The first recorded martyr is Saint Alban who is thought to have lived in the fourth century. | ||
+ | The greatest contributor towards documenting the ecclesiastical and political history of England is attested to St. [[Bede]], who completed in 731 five volumes of his best known work ''[[Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum|The Ecclesiastical History of England]]''. | ||
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* 283<ref>The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles list the year of St. Alban's execution as 283</ref>-305 Protomartyr of England, St. '''[[Alban]]'''<ref>St. Alban is first mentioned in "Acta Martyrum", and also by Constantius of Lyon in his Life of St. Germanus of Auxerre, written about 480</ref> ([[June 22]]) | * 283<ref>The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles list the year of St. Alban's execution as 283</ref>-305 Protomartyr of England, St. '''[[Alban]]'''<ref>St. Alban is first mentioned in "Acta Martyrum", and also by Constantius of Lyon in his Life of St. Germanus of Auxerre, written about 480</ref> ([[June 22]]) | ||
* 432 St. Patrick missions to Ireland. | * 432 St. Patrick missions to Ireland. | ||
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* 651 Repose of St. [[Aidan of Lindisfarne]] ([[August 31]]), Enlightener of Northumbria (Northern England). | * 651 Repose of St. [[Aidan of Lindisfarne]] ([[August 31]]), Enlightener of Northumbria (Northern England). | ||
* 668 Repose of St. [[Theodore of Tarsus]]. | * 668 Repose of St. [[Theodore of Tarsus]]. | ||
+ | * 672 Repose of [[Chad of Lichfield]] and Mercia ([[March 2]]) | ||
* 675 Repose of St. Ethelburgh, first abbess of the Convent of Barking | * 675 Repose of St. Ethelburgh, first abbess of the Convent of Barking | ||
* 679 Repose of St. '''[[Audrey of Ely]]'''. | * 679 Repose of St. '''[[Audrey of Ely]]'''. | ||
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* 693 Repose of St. Erconwald, Bishop of London | * 693 Repose of St. Erconwald, Bishop of London | ||
* 696 Incorrupt body of St. [[Audrey of Ely]] found. | * 696 Incorrupt body of St. [[Audrey of Ely]] found. | ||
+ | * 709 Repose of St. [[Wilfrid]], Bishop of Hexham ([[April 24]]) | ||
* 716 Repose of St. [[Donald of Ogilvry]] ([[July 15]]), Confessor of Scotland. | * 716 Repose of St. [[Donald of Ogilvry]] ([[July 15]]), Confessor of Scotland. | ||
+ | * 731 [[Bede]] writes ''"[[Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum|The Ecclesiastical History of the English People]]"''' | ||
+ | * 735 Repose of Venerable [[Bede]] ([[May 25]]). | ||
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+ | == History of England post Bede== | ||
* 869 King [[Edmund of East Anglia]] ([[November 20]]) martyred. | * 869 King [[Edmund of East Anglia]] ([[November 20]]) martyred. | ||
* 870 Repose of Ss. Beocca and Hethor, the two martyrs of Chertsey. | * 870 Repose of Ss. Beocca and Hethor, the two martyrs of Chertsey. |
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Christianity first gained a foothold during the Roman occupation of Britannia, possible as early s the 1st century. The first recorded martyr is Saint Alban who is thought to have lived in the fourth century.
The greatest contributor towards documenting the ecclesiastical and political history of England is attested to St. Bede, who completed in 731 five volumes of his best known work The Ecclesiastical History of England.
Contents
Period before the mission of Augustine
- 283[1]-305 Protomartyr of England, St. Alban[2] (June 22)
- 432 St. Patrick missions to Ireland.
- 587 Repose of David of Wales (March 1)
- 596 Gregory the Great sends Augustine[3] to Britain to convert the Kingdom of Kent.
- 597 Repose of St. Columba of Iona (June 9), enlightener of Scotland.
- 601 The "St Augustine Gospels" are sent to Augustine of Canterbury [4]
- 7th century: Celtic missions are launched in Northumbria (aidan, Cuthbert).
- 604 First Bishop of London, Mellitus consecrated by Augustine in the province of East Saxons; Repose of Saint Augustine of Canterbury "Apostle to the English" (May 26); Saint Laurence of Canterbury consecrated as the second Archbishop of Canterbury.
- 612 Repose of Dubricius of Caerleon (November 14), Archbishop of Caerleon and Wales.
- 619 Repose of St. Laurence of Canterbury (February 3); Mellitus consecrated as third Archbishop of Canterbury.
- 624 Repose of St. Mellitus (April 24), first Bishop of London.
- 630 Audrey of Ely born in West Suffolk.
- 647 Repose of St. Felix of Burgundy (March 8, Apostle of East Anglia.
- 651 Repose of St. Aidan of Lindisfarne (August 31), Enlightener of Northumbria (Northern England).
- 668 Repose of St. Theodore of Tarsus.
- 672 Repose of Chad of Lichfield and Mercia (March 2)
- 675 Repose of St. Ethelburgh, first abbess of the Convent of Barking
- 679 Repose of St. Audrey of Ely.
- 680 Repose of St. Botolph of Iken (June 17).
- 681 Repose of St. Caedmon (February 11) [5]
- 685 Cuthbert of Lindisfarne consecrated Bishop of Lindisfarne (March 26) by St. Theodore
- 686 Repose of St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne (March 20).
- 694 Repose of St. Sebbe, founder of the monastery of Westiminster.
- 693 Repose of St. Erconwald, Bishop of London
- 696 Incorrupt body of St. Audrey of Ely found.
- 709 Repose of St. Wilfrid, Bishop of Hexham (April 24)
- 716 Repose of St. Donald of Ogilvry (July 15), Confessor of Scotland.
- 731 Bede writes "The Ecclesiastical History of the English People"'
- 735 Repose of Venerable Bede (May 25).
History of England post Bede
- 869 King Edmund of East Anglia (November 20) martyred.
- 870 Repose of Ss. Beocca and Hethor, the two martyrs of Chertsey.
- 899 Repose of King Alfred the Great (October 26).
- 903 King Alfred the Great[6] relics translated to New Minster.
- 955 Repose of King Edred of England (November 23).
- 988 Repose of St. Dunstan of Canterbury, Bishop of London.
- 1002 Repose of St. Wulsin, renewer of the Monastery of St. Peter.
- 1005 Repose of St. Alphege
- 1012 St. Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury martyred to the east of London at Greenwich.
- 1066 Repose of the last Orthodox King of England, Harold of England (October 14).
Great Schism. Church of England no longer with the Eastern Orthodox church. Orthodoxy re-establishes in Great Britain around the 16-17th century. citation needed
- 1670 Daniel Voulgaris creates and establishes first Greek Orthodox Community in London.
- 1677 "Temple" erected for the nation of the Greeks [7]
- 1738 Print 'Noon' [8] by William Hogarth [9] shows evidence of a crowd exiting a Greek Orthodox church.
- 1837 Imperial Russian Embasy offers hospitality in London to the Greek Community for their religious activities.
- 1850 Greek Orthodox church built in London Street in the City.
- 1877 Greek Orthodox Church of the Divine Wisdom (St Sophia) in Bayswater built.
- 1906 Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas built in Cardiff.
- 1908 Oecumenical Patriarchate transfers its rights for four Greek Orthodox community churches to Church of Greece.
- 1922 the Holy Synod of the Oecumenical Patriarchate creates the Greek Orthodox ArchDiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain, with London as its seat; Germanos Strinopoulos choses as first Bishop and Metropolitan of Thyateira.
- {{Germanos was succeeded after his death in 1951 by Archbishop Athenagoras Kavadas (1951-1962); after his death by Archbishop Athenagoras Kokkinakis (1963-1979) and after his death by Archbishop Methodios Fouyias (1979-1988), who was replaced in April 1988 by the present incumbent of the Archdiocese, Archbishop Gregorios Theocharous (who for the previous 18 years had been Bishop of Tropaeou, serving in North London)}}
- 1966 St. John the Wonderworker, Archbishop of London.
- 1975 The Greek Orthodox community of Saint Panteleimon of Harrow established[10]
- 1996 St. Aidan's Antiochian Orthodox Church in Manchester consecrated by Metropolitan Gabriel (Saliby).
- 2005 [September] Mission in Macclesfield dedicated to St. Theodore of Canterbury opens.
- 2007 Repose of Metropolitan Gabriel Saliby (Antiochian); Bishop John Yazigi elected to Metropolitanate of Western and Central Europe.
- 2008 Enthronement of Metropolitan John (Yazigi) of Western and Central Europe, September 20.
Notes
- Some of these dates are necessarily a bit vague, as records for some periods are particularly difficult to piece together accurately.
- The division of Church History into separate eras as done here will always be to some extent arbitrary, though it was attempted to group periods according to major watershed events.
- This timeline is necessarily biased toward the history of the Orthodox Church, though a number of non-Orthodox or purely political events are mentioned for their importance in history related to Orthodoxy or for reference.
See also
External links
Further Reading
References
- ↑ The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles list the year of St. Alban's execution as 283
- ↑ St. Alban is first mentioned in "Acta Martyrum", and also by Constantius of Lyon in his Life of St. Germanus of Auxerre, written about 480
- ↑ Saint Augustine of Canterbury is also called the "Apostle to the English".
- ↑ The "St Augustine Gospels" manuscript is the oldest surviving Latin illustrated Gospel book in existence.
- ↑ Cædmon is said to have taken holy orders at an advanced age and it is implied that he lived at Streonæshalch at least in part during Hilda’s abbacy (657–680). Book IV Chapter 25 of the Historia ecclesiastica appears to suggest that Cædmon’s death occurred at about the same time as the fire at Coldingham Abbey, an event dated in the E text of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle to 679, but after 681 by Bede.
- ↑ Considered a local Saint by the Orthodox church of England but not formally canonised.
- ↑ "In the year of salvation 1677 this Temple was erected for the nation of the Greeks, the Most Serene Charles II being King, and the Roual Prince Lord James being commander of the foreces, the Right Reverend Lord Henry Compton being Bishop, at the expense of the above and other Bishops and Nobles and with the concurrence of our Humility of Samos Joseph Georgeirenes, from the island of Melos." - Inscription from tablet carved in Greek preserved on the west wall of the church Charing Cross Road. This site is now occupied by St Mary's of Kenton a non-Orthodox denomination.
- ↑ From the series entitled "The Four Times of the Day"
- ↑ In Hogarth’s time the portion of the street where the church stood was called Hog Lane. It was later renamed Crown Street and was demolished when Charing Cross Road was widened.
- ↑ http://www.st-panteleimon.org/
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