Synod of Whitby

British  

noun

1. the synod held in 664 at Whitby at which the Roman date for Easter was accepted and the Church in England became aligned with Rome

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Example Sentences

It was from such a chaos as this that England was saved by the victory of Rome in the Synod of Whitby.

From History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 by Green, John Richard

The Norsemen had not yet struck prow on Irish strand, and the period between the Synod of Whitby and their appearance seems to have been really one of steady moral and intellectual growth.

From The Story of Ireland by Lawless, Emily

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

The decision of the Synod of Whitby in favor of Rome meant that all England henceforth would recognize the pope's authority in religious matters.

From Early European History by Webster, Hutton

The Roman usage regarding Easter was adopted there, very soon after the Synod of Whitby.

From A Calendar of Scottish Saints by Barrett, Michael