Honorius of Canterbury
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| St Honorius | |
| Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Enthroned | {{{began}}} |
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| Ended | 30 September 653 |
| Predecessor | Justus |
| Successor | Deusdedit of Canterbury |
| Consecration | 627 |
| Died | 30 September 653 |
| Buried | Church of St. Augustine, Canterbury |
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Sainthood |
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| Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion |
| Commemorated | September 30 |
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Honorius (d. September 30, 653) was an Archbishop of Canterbury from 627 to 653.[1]
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[edit] Life
A Roman by birth, he may have been one of those chosen by Gregory the Great for the original evangelization of England, although it seems more likely that he was a member of the second party of missionaries, sent in 601.[2][3][4] In 627, he was consecrated as archbishop by Paulinus of York at Lincoln.[5] Honorius wrote to Pope Honorius I asking the pope to raise the see of York to an archbishopric, so that when one archbishop in England died, the other would be able to consecrate the deceased bishop's successor. The pope agreed, and sent a pallium for Paulinus, but by this time, Paulinus had already been forced to flee from Northumbria.[6] When Paulinus, after the death of King Edwin of Northumbria, fled Northumbria, he was received by Honorius and appointed to the bishopric of Rochester.[7]
Honorius consolidated the work of converting the English by sending St Felix, a Burgundian, to Dunwich[8][9] after Felix came to the archbishop and made known his desire to go to East Anglia as a missionary.[3] Honorius may have consecrated Felix as the first bishop of East Anglia[10] or Felix may have already have been consecrated on the continent.[9] It is possible that King Sigeberht of East Anglia, who converted to Christianity while he was in exile on the continent, had already met Felix and was behind Felix's journey to Honorius. As well as his help to Felix, Honorius consecrated the first Anglo-Saxon bishop, Itahamar of Rochester,[9] and his successor was also a native of England.[3]
Honorius died on September 30, 653.[1] He was buried at the Church of St. Augustine's in Canterbury.[6] He was later revered as a saint, with his feast day being September 30.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition, revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 213. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ Delaney, John J. Dictionary of Saints Second Edition Doubleday: New York 2003 ISBN 0-385-13594-7 p. 303
- ^ a b c Hindley, Geoffrey. A Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons: The beginnings of the English nation New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers 2006. ISBN 9780786717385 p. 43-45
- ^ Stenton, F. M. Anglo-Saxon England Third Edition Oxford:Oxford University Press 1971 ISBN 978-0-19-280139-5 p. 112-113
- ^ Bede, Leo Sherley-Price, and R. E. Latham. A History of the English Church and People. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. 1968. ISBN 0140440429 p. 134
- ^ a b Hunt, William "Honorius [St Honorius] (d. 653)" rev. N. P. Brooks, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2005 accessed November 7, 2007
- ^ Bede, Leo Sherley-Price, and R. E. Latham. A History of the English Church and People. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. 1968. ISBN 0140440429 p. 139
- ^ Bede, Leo Sherley-Price, and R. E. Latham. A History of the English Church and People. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. 1968. ISBN 0140440429 p. 131
- ^ a b c Brooks, Nicholas (1984). The Early History of the Church of Canterbury: Christ Church from 597 to 1066. London: Leicester University Press, p. 65-67. ISBN 0-7185-0041-5.
- ^ a b Walsh, Michael J. A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West. London; New York: Burns & Oates. 2007. ISBN 086012438X p. 268
[edit] Further reading
- Bevan, Gladys Mary. Portraits of the Archbishops of Canterbury. London: Mowbray. 1908. OCLC 7409358
[edit] External links
- Catholic Online Saints and Angels: Honorius of Canterbury
- Patron Saints Index Honoratus
- Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England Database Entry for Honorius
| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Justus |
Archbishop of Canterbury 627–653 |
Succeeded by Deusdedit of Canterbury |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Honorius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Honorius of Canterbury |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Canterbury |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | September 30, 653 |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
