Event: Tonsuring
Cuthbert 1
.tonsure
Asserted in:
Anon.VitCuthberti
ii.2
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Scholarly Info
Description
Cuthbert 1
took the Petrine tonsure after the shape of the crown of thorns that bound the head of Christ.
Primary Source Info
Persons associated with this Event:
Recipient
:
Cuthbert 1
(
Saint; bishop of Hexham, 684-685, and Lindisfarne, 685-687
)
Locations associated with this Event:
Ripon, monastery: (
Cenobium
), now
Ripon, Yorkshire