Chad of Mercia
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For the 8th century bishop of Hereford, see Ceadda of Hereford.
Chad[lower-alpha 1] (died 2 March 672) was a prominent 7th-century Anglo-Saxon Catholic monk who became abbot of several monasteries, Bishop of the Northumbrians and subsequently Bishop of the Mercians and Lindsey People. He was later canonised as a saint.
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Chad | |
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Bishop of York | |
Appointed | 664 |
Term ended | 669 |
Predecessor | Paulinus |
Successor | Wilfrid |
Orders | |
Consecration | 664 |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 634 |
Died | 2 March 672 Lichfield, Staffordshire |
Buried | Lichfield Cathedral |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 2 March |
Venerated in | Catholic Church Anglican Communion Eastern Orthodox Church |
Attributes | Bishop, holding a triple-spired cathedral (Lichfield) |
Patronage | Mercia; Lichfield |
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He was the brother of Cedd, also a saint. He features strongly in the work of the Venerable Bede and is credited, together with Cedd, with introducing Christianity to the Mercian kingdom.