May c. 601-690 A.D. Theodore of Tarsus—Scholarly Archbishop of Canterbury
May c. 601-690 A.D. Theodore of Tarsus—Scholarly Archbishop of Canterbury http://archive.churchsociety.org/issues_new/history/iss_history_theodoretarsus.asp Theodore of Tarsus (c. 601-690) Archbishop of Canterbury and the man who brought into being the organization of the Church of England. Summary c. 601 Theodore was born in Tarsus in Cilicia. c. 667 Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury whilst in Rome having never set foot in England nor knowing its languages. Theodore waited four months before traveling, in order that his hair could grow sufficiently long to adopt the hairstyle of western clergy! 668 (March 26th) Consecrated Bishop by Pope Vitalian 669 (May 27th) Theodore arrived in Canterbury and shortly afterwards undertook a tour of all the English people accompanied by Hadrian (who seems to have been sent with him by the Pope to ensure he did not favour Greek practices instead of Roman). 673 Theodore convened the Synod of Hertford which in many respec...