Synod of Whitby
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What was the importance of the Synod of Whitby?
From Early European History by Webster, Hutton
Protestant writers have tried to interpret St. Colman's conduct regarding the Synod of Whitby as a manifest opposition to Roman authority.
From A Calendar of Scottish Saints by Barrett, Michael
The Roman usage regarding Easter was adopted there, very soon after the Synod of Whitby.
From A Calendar of Scottish Saints by Barrett, Michael
Give dates and significance of the following; and state whether they are persons or books: Stratford-on-Avon, Magna Charta, Louvain, Onamataposa, Synod of Whitby, Bunker Hill, Transcendentalism, Mesopotamia, Albania, Hastings.
From The Story of Wellesley by Converse, Florence
They were forced to retire in 661, but after the Synod of Whitby they conformed to the Catholic rules.463.Cf. c.
From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, Cuthbert
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