Ithamar
Bishop of Rochester
b. 6th century · d. 10 Jun 656
Ithamar was the first bishop in England to be Saxon-born rather than consecrated by the Irish or from among Augustine's Roman missionaries. He was also the first Saxon bishop of Rochester.
Related people
- Honorius consecrated by · traditional
- Deusdedit of Canterbury consecrator of · traditional
Commemorated
Places
- Kent birth
- Rochester Cathedral burial
- Rochester death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.