Cedd 1 (Male) Bishop of the East Saxons, d.664
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Factoid List

Recorded Name (10)
... Ceddi (2)
 Bede.HE  Preface
 Bede.HE  iii.28
Ceadwalla (1)
 OEMart  239
Cedd (6)
 Bede.HE  iii.21
 Bede.HE  iii.23
 Bede.HE  iii.25
 S66   
 OEMart  239
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 15r.6.ii
Cedde (1)
 RestingPlaces  II.6a
Personal Information (7)
ethnicity (1)
 Bede.HE  iii.21 (English)
moral (1)
 Bede.HE  Preface (devoted)
piety (1)
 Bede.HE  iii.28 (most reverend bishop)
saintly status (4)
 Bede.HE  iii.25 (venerable)
 OEMart  239 (Saint Ceadwalla 1 [!])
 OEMart  239 (Saint Cedd 1)
 RestingPlaces  II.6a (saint)
Education (1)
 He had been brought up at Lindisfarne: Bede.HE  iii.23
Office (18)
Bishop (15)
 Bede.HE  iii.22
 Bede.HE  iii.23
 Bede.HE  iii.25
 Bede.HE  iii.28
 S66    (bishop of the East Saxons)
 OEMart  239
 OEMart  239
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 15r.6.ii (Bishop of the East Saxons)
 Anon.EpisList1    (bishop of the East Saxons)
 Anon.EpisList2    (bishop of the East Saxons)
 Anon.EpisList3    (bishop of the East Saxons)
 Anon.EpisList4    (bishop of London)
 Anon.EpisList5    (bishop of the East Saxons)
 WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.73.8
 Symeonof Durham.HistoriadeSanctoCuthberto  3
Priest (3)
 Bede.HE  Preface
 Bede.HE  iii.21
 Bede.HE  iii.23
Personal Relationship (9)
Cedd 1 Brother (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (1)
 of Chad 1: OEMart  239
~ Brother (Consanguineal kinship) of Cedd 1 (5)
 Chad 1: of Cedd 1: Bede.HE  iii.23
 Chad 1: of Cedd 1: Bede.HE  iii.28
 Cęlin 1: of Cedd 1: Bede.HE  iii.23
 Cynebill 1: of Cedd 1: Bede.HE  iii.23
 Chad 1: of Cedd 1: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.73.8
~ Companion (General relationship) of Cedd 1 (1)
 Anonymous 237: of Cedd 1: Bede.HE  iii.22
Cedd 1 Father (Honorific kinship) of ~ (2)
 of Anonymous 240: Bede.HE  iii.23
 of Anonymi 645: Bede.HE  iii.23
Event (30)
Advice/counsel (1)
 Cedd 1.journey to Lindisfarne: Cedd 1 went to Lindisfarne to consult with Finan 1.: Bede.HE  iii.22
Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of bishop (2)
 Cuthbert 1.made bishop: During the reign of Ecgfrith 4, Archbishop Theodore 1 of York and all the people, be common counsel and with one accord, acclaimed St Cuthbert 1 to be bishop of Hexham. He, however, resisted this in every way, asserting himself to be a sinner and unworthy of the bishopric, confining himself most strictly on his island. Then King Ecgfrith 4 and Archbishop Theodore 1 and the whole people gathered in a synod decreed by common counsel that, whether he wished it or not, they would take him from the island and install him in the bishopric. And so it was done. Seized indeed by the people, he was taken to the vill which is called Alne, near the city of York. Having there accepted an oath of fealty from all, he was ordained by Archbishop Theodore 1. There were seven bishops at his ordination: Chad 1 and Cedd 1 and four (sic) other holy bishops. The same day Eata 2, bishop of Lindisfarne, and St Cuthbert 1, in common counsel with King Ecgfrith 4 and the archbishop and those seven bishops and all the magnates, exchanged their sees. Thus Eata 2 sat at Hexham and saintly Cuthbert 1, on account of his previous monastic life there, obtained the bishop's seat at Lindisfarne.: Symeonof Durham.HistoriadeSanctoCuthberto  3
 Finan 1.consecration of Cedd 1: Finding that his evangelistic work had prospered, Finan 1 made Cedd 1 bishop of the East Saxons.: Bede.HE  iii.22
Assembly (3)
 Cedd 1.religious house foundation at Bradwell-on-Sea: Cedd 1 established a church and gathered together a multitude of Christ's servants and taught them to observe the discipline of a Rule.: Bede.HE  iii.22
 Cedd 1.religious house foundation at Tilbury: Cedd 1 established a church and gathered together a multitude of Christ's servants and taught them to observe the discipline of a Rule.: Bede.HE  iii.22
 Owine 1-Chad 1.miracle of singing descending from sky: One day, when Chad 1 was alone in his oratory, Owine 1 heard the sound of joyful singing descending from the sky and reaching the roof of the oratory. After half an hour, he heard the same song ascending to the sky. The bishop then called Owine 1 and asked him to gather the brethren who had gone to the church. Chad 1 urged them to live virtuously in love and peace with each other and follow the Rule. Then he added that the day of his death was close.: Bede.HE  iv.3
Baptism (3)
 Cedd 1-Adda 2-Betti 1-Diuma 1.preaching to Middle Angles: When he was baptised, Peada 1 took with himself Cedd 1, Adda 2, Betti 1 and Diuma 1 to teach and baptise his people.: Bede.HE  iii.21
 Cedd 1.baptism of Swithhelm 1: Cedd 1 baptised Swithhelm 1.: Bede.HE  iii.22 (653)
 Sigeberht 5.conversion: The stain of paganism persisted among the East Saxons until the days of their king Sigeberht 5, who, at the urging of Oswiu 1 king of the Northumbrians, was baptized by Bishop Finan 1, and with the help of Bishop Cedd 1 brought his people back to the faith they had banished along with Mellitus 1.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.73.8
Burial (4)
 Cedd 1.burial: The body of Cedd 1 rested near the northern boundary in the mynster at Lastingham. : OEMart  239
 Cedd 1.death: While visiting the monastery at Lastingham, Cedd 1 fell sick because of the plague and died. He was first buried outside the walls, but afterwards his body was buried on the right side of the altar in the church of the blessed Mother of God.: Bede.HE  iiii.23
 Cedd 1.resting place: Although Cedd 1 was the second bishop of London, he was buried in Northumbria, at his monastery Lastingham.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.73.8
 Chad 1-Cedd 1-Headda 13.burial: St Chad 1, St Cedd 1 and St Headda 13 are buried in the monastery at Lichfield near river Tame.: RestingPlaces  II.6a
Charter-witnessing (1)
 S66 - Ecgfrith 4 granting land to Cuthbert 1: Ecgfrith 4, king of Northumbria, to Cuthbert 1; grant of land at Crayke, Yorks. N.R., and at Lugubalia (Carlisle): S66    (685)
Church-going (1)
 Owine 1-Chad 1.miracle of singing descending from sky: One day, when Chad 1 was alone in his oratory, Owine 1 heard the sound of joyful singing descending from the sky and reaching the roof of the oratory. After half an hour, he heard the same song ascending to the sky. The bishop then called Owine 1 and asked him to gather the brethren who had gone to the church. Chad 1 urged them to live virtuously in love and peace with each other and follow the Rule. Then he added that the day of his death was close.: Bede.HE  iv.3
Church/monastery/minster foundation/dedication/restoration (4)
 Cedd 1-Chad 1.foundation of Lastingham: Cedd 1 and Chad 1 founded the monastery at Lastingahm: Bede.HE  Preface
 Cedd 1.foundation of monastery at Lastingham: Having received a grant of land from Ęthelwald 6, Cedd 1 built a monastery amid some steep and remote hills.: Bede.HE  iii.23
 Cedd 1.religious house foundation at Bradwell-on-Sea: Cedd 1 established a church and gathered together a multitude of Christ's servants and taught them to observe the discipline of a Rule.: Bede.HE  iii.22
 Cedd 1.religious house foundation at Tilbury: Cedd 1 established a church and gathered together a multitude of Christ's servants and taught them to observe the discipline of a Rule.: Bede.HE  iii.22
Conversation (1)
 Hygebald 2.visit to Ecgberht 6: While Hygebald 2 was visiting, he and Ecgberht 6 started talking about the lives of the early fathers. Mention was made of Chad 1 and Ecgberht 6 told Hygebald 2 of a man who had had a vision of Cedd 1 taking Chad 1's soul to heaven.: Bede.HE  iv.3
Conversion (3)
 Cedd 1-Chad 1.conversion of Mercia: Through the ministry of Cedd 1 and Chad 1, the kingdom of Mercia achieved the faith of Christ which it had never known.: Bede.HE  Preface
 Cedd 1-Chad 1.second conversion of Essex: Through the ministry of Cedd 1 and Chad 1 the kingdom of Essex recovered the faith which it had formerly rejected.: Bede.HE  Preface
 Sigeberht 5.conversion: The stain of paganism persisted among the East Saxons until the days of their king Sigeberht 5, who, at the urging of Oswiu 1 king of the Northumbrians, was baptized by Bishop Finan 1, and with the help of Bishop Cedd 1 brought his people back to the faith they had banished along with Mellitus 1.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.73.8
Council-meeting, ecclesiastical (2)
 Cuthbert 1.made bishop: During the reign of Ecgfrith 4, Archbishop Theodore 1 of York and all the people, be common counsel and with one accord, acclaimed St Cuthbert 1 to be bishop of Hexham. He, however, resisted this in every way, asserting himself to be a sinner and unworthy of the bishopric, confining himself most strictly on his island. Then King Ecgfrith 4 and Archbishop Theodore 1 and the whole people gathered in a synod decreed by common counsel that, whether he wished it or not, they would take him from the island and install him in the bishopric. And so it was done. Seized indeed by the people, he was taken to the vill which is called Alne, near the city of York. Having there accepted an oath of fealty from all, he was ordained by Archbishop Theodore 1. There were seven bishops at his ordination: Chad 1 and Cedd 1 and four (sic) other holy bishops. The same day Eata 2, bishop of Lindisfarne, and St Cuthbert 1, in common counsel with King Ecgfrith 4 and the archbishop and those seven bishops and all the magnates, exchanged their sees. Thus Eata 2 sat at Hexham and saintly Cuthbert 1, on account of his previous monastic life there, obtained the bishop's seat at Lindisfarne.: Symeonof Durham.HistoriadeSanctoCuthberto  3
 Oswiu 1-others.council of Whitby: When the question of Easter, and of the tonsure and other ecclesiastical matters were raised, it was decided to hold a council to settle the dispute.: Bede.HE  iii.25-6, iv.1 (664)
Death/dying (2)
 Anonymi 645.death at Lastingham: Anonymi 645 went to Lastingham when they heard of Cedd 1's death, as they wished to live near the body of their father, but another attack of pestilence came among them and they died.: Bede.HE  iii.23
 Cedd 1.death: Cedd 1 (Ceadwalla) died on the twenty-sixth day of the month [of October].: OEMart  239
Dreaming/seeing vision/revelation (4)
 Ecgberht 2.report of his vision of soul of Cedd 1 leading Chad 1’s soul to heaven: Ecgberht 2 reported to Hygebald 2 his vision of the soul of Chad 1 being led to heaven by the soul of his brother [sc. Cedd 1] with a band of angels.: OEMart  27
 Ecgberht 2.vision of soul of Cedd 1 leading soul of Chad 1 to heaven: Ecgberht 2 saw the soul of Cedd 1 with a band of angels leading the soul of his brother [sc. Chad 1] to heaven.: OEMart  27
 Hygebald 2.visit to Ecgberht 6: While Hygebald 2 was visiting, he and Ecgberht 6 started talking about the lives of the early fathers. Mention was made of Chad 1 and Ecgberht 6 told Hygebald 2 of a man who had had a vision of Cedd 1 taking Chad 1's soul to heaven.: Bede.HE  iv.3
 [Ecgberht 2].vision of soul of Cedd 1 being led to heaven: A holy man (Ecgberht 2) saw Ceadwalla (Cedd 1) lead the soul of Chad 1 with the angels to heaven.: OEMart  239
Easter-observance (1)
 Oswiu 1-others.council of Whitby: When the question of Easter, and of the tonsure and other ecclesiastical matters were raised, it was decided to hold a council to settle the dispute.: Bede.HE  iii.25-6, iv.1 (664)
Election of bishop (1)
 Cuthbert 1.made bishop: During the reign of Ecgfrith 4, Archbishop Theodore 1 of York and all the people, be common counsel and with one accord, acclaimed St Cuthbert 1 to be bishop of Hexham. He, however, resisted this in every way, asserting himself to be a sinner and unworthy of the bishopric, confining himself most strictly on his island. Then King Ecgfrith 4 and Archbishop Theodore 1 and the whole people gathered in a synod decreed by common counsel that, whether he wished it or not, they would take him from the island and install him in the bishopric. And so it was done. Seized indeed by the people, he was taken to the vill which is called Alne, near the city of York. Having there accepted an oath of fealty from all, he was ordained by Archbishop Theodore 1. There were seven bishops at his ordination: Chad 1 and Cedd 1 and four (sic) other holy bishops. The same day Eata 2, bishop of Lindisfarne, and St Cuthbert 1, in common counsel with King Ecgfrith 4 and the archbishop and those seven bishops and all the magnates, exchanged their sees. Thus Eata 2 sat at Hexham and saintly Cuthbert 1, on account of his previous monastic life there, obtained the bishop's seat at Lindisfarne.: Symeonof Durham.HistoriadeSanctoCuthberto  3
Exhumation (1)
 Cedd 1.death: While visiting the monastery at Lastingham, Cedd 1 fell sick because of the plague and died. He was first buried outside the walls, but afterwards his body was buried on the right side of the altar in the church of the blessed Mother of God.: Bede.HE  iiii.23
Grant and Gift (3)
 Cedd 1.foundation of monastery at Lastingham: Having received a grant of land from Ęthelwald 6, Cedd 1 built a monastery amid some steep and remote hills.: Bede.HE  iii.23
 S66 - Ecgfrith 4 granting land to Cuthbert 1: Ecgfrith 4, king of Northumbria, to Cuthbert 1; grant of land at Crayke, Yorks. N.R., and at Lugubalia (Carlisle): S66    (685)
 Ęthelwald 6.granting land to Cedd 1: He asked Cedd 1 to accept a grant of land on which to build a monastery: Bede.HE  iii.23
Illness/demonic seizure/madness (2)
 Anonymi 645.death at Lastingham: Anonymi 645 went to Lastingham when they heard of Cedd 1's death, as they wished to live near the body of their father, but another attack of pestilence came among them and they died.: Bede.HE  iii.23
 Cedd 1.death: While visiting the monastery at Lastingham, Cedd 1 fell sick because of the plague and died. He was first buried outside the walls, but afterwards his body was buried on the right side of the altar in the church of the blessed Mother of God.: Bede.HE  iiii.23
Journey (2)
 Anonymi 645.death at Lastingham: Anonymi 645 went to Lastingham when they heard of Cedd 1's death, as they wished to live near the body of their father, but another attack of pestilence came among them and they died.: Bede.HE  iii.23
 Cedd 1.journey to Lindisfarne: Cedd 1 went to Lindisfarne to consult with Finan 1.: Bede.HE  iii.22
Miracle (1)
 Owine 1-Chad 1.miracle of singing descending from sky: One day, when Chad 1 was alone in his oratory, Owine 1 heard the sound of joyful singing descending from the sky and reaching the roof of the oratory. After half an hour, he heard the same song ascending to the sky. The bishop then called Owine 1 and asked him to gather the brethren who had gone to the church. Chad 1 urged them to live virtuously in love and peace with each other and follow the Rule. Then he added that the day of his death was close.: Bede.HE  iv.3
Mission/mission-sending (1)
 Oswiu 1.sending teachers to East Saxons: Sigeberht 5 asked for teachers. Oswiu 1 summoned Cedd 1, gave him another priest and sent them to the East Saxons.: Bede.HE  iii.22
Oath-swearing/fealty (1)
 Cuthbert 1.made bishop: During the reign of Ecgfrith 4, Archbishop Theodore 1 of York and all the people, be common counsel and with one accord, acclaimed St Cuthbert 1 to be bishop of Hexham. He, however, resisted this in every way, asserting himself to be a sinner and unworthy of the bishopric, confining himself most strictly on his island. Then King Ecgfrith 4 and Archbishop Theodore 1 and the whole people gathered in a synod decreed by common counsel that, whether he wished it or not, they would take him from the island and install him in the bishopric. And so it was done. Seized indeed by the people, he was taken to the vill which is called Alne, near the city of York. Having there accepted an oath of fealty from all, he was ordained by Archbishop Theodore 1. There were seven bishops at his ordination: Chad 1 and Cedd 1 and four (sic) other holy bishops. The same day Eata 2, bishop of Lindisfarne, and St Cuthbert 1, in common counsel with King Ecgfrith 4 and the archbishop and those seven bishops and all the magnates, exchanged their sees. Thus Eata 2 sat at Hexham and saintly Cuthbert 1, on account of his previous monastic life there, obtained the bishop's seat at Lindisfarne.: Symeonof Durham.HistoriadeSanctoCuthberto  3
Pagan practice (1)
 Sigeberht 5.conversion: The stain of paganism persisted among the East Saxons until the days of their king Sigeberht 5, who, at the urging of Oswiu 1 king of the Northumbrians, was baptized by Bishop Finan 1, and with the help of Bishop Cedd 1 brought his people back to the faith they had banished along with Mellitus 1.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.73.8
Pastoral activities/preaching (5)
 Cedd 1-Adda 2-Betti 1-Diuma 1.preaching to Middle Angles: When he was baptised, Peada 1 took with himself Cedd 1, Adda 2, Betti 1 and Diuma 1 to teach and baptise his people.: Bede.HE  iii.21
 Cedd 1-Chad 1.conversion of Mercia: Through the ministry of Cedd 1 and Chad 1, the kingdom of Mercia achieved the faith of Christ which it had never known.: Bede.HE  Preface
 Cedd 1-Chad 1.second conversion of Essex: Through the ministry of Cedd 1 and Chad 1 the kingdom of Essex recovered the faith which it had formerly rejected.: Bede.HE  Preface
 Cedd 1.religious house foundation at Bradwell-on-Sea: Cedd 1 established a church and gathered together a multitude of Christ's servants and taught them to observe the discipline of a Rule.: Bede.HE  iii.22
 Cedd 1.religious house foundation at Tilbury: Cedd 1 established a church and gathered together a multitude of Christ's servants and taught them to observe the discipline of a Rule.: Bede.HE  iii.22
Prophecy (2)
 Cedd 1.prophecy on Sigeberht 5’s death: Cedd 1 told Sigeberht 5 that the latter would find his death in the house of Anonymous 238.: Bede.HE  iii.22
 Owine 1-Chad 1.miracle of singing descending from sky: One day, when Chad 1 was alone in his oratory, Owine 1 heard the sound of joyful singing descending from the sky and reaching the roof of the oratory. After half an hour, he heard the same song ascending to the sky. The bishop then called Owine 1 and asked him to gather the brethren who had gone to the church. Chad 1 urged them to live virtuously in love and peace with each other and follow the Rule. Then he added that the day of his death was close.: Bede.HE  iv.3
Reporting (2)
 Ecgberht 2.report of his vision of soul of Cedd 1 leading Chad 1’s soul to heaven: Ecgberht 2 reported to Hygebald 2 his vision of the soul of Chad 1 being led to heaven by the soul of his brother [sc. Cedd 1] with a band of angels.: OEMart  27
 Hygebald 2.visit to Ecgberht 6: While Hygebald 2 was visiting, he and Ecgberht 6 started talking about the lives of the early fathers. Mention was made of Chad 1 and Ecgberht 6 told Hygebald 2 of a man who had had a vision of Cedd 1 taking Chad 1's soul to heaven.: Bede.HE  iv.3
Request (1)
 Owine 1-Chad 1.miracle of singing descending from sky: One day, when Chad 1 was alone in his oratory, Owine 1 heard the sound of joyful singing descending from the sky and reaching the roof of the oratory. After half an hour, he heard the same song ascending to the sky. The bishop then called Owine 1 and asked him to gather the brethren who had gone to the church. Chad 1 urged them to live virtuously in love and peace with each other and follow the Rule. Then he added that the day of his death was close.: Bede.HE  iv.3
Tonsuring (1)
 Oswiu 1-others.council of Whitby: When the question of Easter, and of the tonsure and other ecclesiastical matters were raised, it was decided to hold a council to settle the dispute.: Bede.HE  iii.25-6, iv.1 (664)
Visit (1)
 Hygebald 2.visit to Ecgberht 6: While Hygebald 2 was visiting, he and Ecgberht 6 started talking about the lives of the early fathers. Mention was made of Chad 1 and Ecgberht 6 told Hygebald 2 of a man who had had a vision of Cedd 1 taking Chad 1's soul to heaven.: Bede.HE  iv.3
Factoids linked indirectly to Cedd 1 (1)
Office (1)
Priest of Cedd 1 (1)
 Cynebill 1: Bede.HE  iii.23