Theodore of Tarsus | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Canterbury | |
 Stained glass depiction of Theodore at St John the Evangelist Church, Liverpool | |
| Term ended | 19 September 690 |
| Predecessor | Wighard |
| Successor | Berhtwald |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 26 March 668 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 602 |
| Died | 19 September 690 |
| Buried | Canterbury |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 19 September[1] |
| Venerated in | |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
Theodore of Tarsus (Greek: Θεόδωρος Ταρσοῦ; 602 – 19 September 690)[1] 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.[2]
- ^ a b Farmer 2004, pp. 496–497
- ^ Keynes, Simon (2023), Kumarasingham, H.; Cane, Peter (eds.), "The Kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England (450–1066)", The Cambridge Constitutional History of the United Kingdom: Volume 2: The Changing Constitution, vol. 2, Cambridge University Press, pp. 6–8, doi:10.1017/9781009277105.002, ISBN 978-1-009-27710-5