Theodore of Tarsus

Archbishop of Canterbury

b. 602 · d. 19 Sep 690

8th Archbishop of Canterbury

Theodore of Tarsus was Archbishop of Canterbury from 668 to 690. Theodore grew up in Tarsus, but fled to Constantinople after the Persian Empire conquered Tarsus and other cities. After studying there, he relocated to Rome and was later installed as the Archbishop of Canterbury on the orders of Pope Vitalian. Accounts of his life appear in two 8th-century texts. Theodore is best known for his reform of the English Church and establishment of a school in Canterbury.

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Events

Council of Hertford 673

Commemorated

Theodore of Tarsus

Places

Tarsus · St Augustine's Abbey · Canterbury

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