Finan 1 (Male) Bishop of Lindisfarne, 651?661
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Factoid List

Recorded Name (3)
... Finani (1)
 Bede.HE  iii.27
... Finano (1)
 Bede.HE  iii.25
Finan (1)
 Bede.HE  iii.17
Office (8)
Archbishop (1)
 Anon.EpisList4    (archbishop of York)
Bishop (7)
 Bede.HE  iii.17
 Bede.HE  iii.25
 Bede.HE  iii.27
 Anon.EpisList1    (bishop of Lindsey)
 Anon.EpisList2    (bishop of the isle of Lindisfarne)
 Anon.EpisList3    (bishop of Lindisfarne)
 WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  iii.126.1
Event (8)
Advice/counsel (1)
 Cedd 1.journey to Lindisfarne: Cedd 1 went to Lindisfarne to consult with Finan 1.: Bede.HE  iii.22
Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of bishop (2)
 Finan 1.consecration of Cedd 1: Finding that his evangelistic work had prospered, Finan 1 made Cedd 1 bishop of the East Saxons.: Bede.HE  iii.22
 Finan 1.episcopal consecration of Diuma 1: Diuma 1 was consecrated bishop of the Middle Angles and the Mercians: Bede.HE  iii.21
Baptism (1)
 Sigeberht 5.conversion: The stain of paganism persisted among the East Saxons until the days of their king Sigeberht 5, who, at the urging of Oswiu 1 king of the Northumbrians, was baptized by Bishop Finan 1, and with the help of Bishop Cedd 1 brought his people back to the faith they had banished along with Mellitus 1.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.73.8
Church/monastery/minster foundation/dedication/restoration (1)
 Finan 1.construction of church at Lindisfarne: Finan 1 constructed a church suitable for an episcopal see.: Bede.HE  iii.25
Conversion (3)
 Oswiu 1.conversion of Sigeberht 5: At the instance of Oswiu 1, Sigeberht 5 believed and the East Saxons received the faith that they had once rejected.: Bede.HE  iii.22
 Peada 1.conversion: Peada 1 went to Oswiu 1 and asked for his daughter (Ealhflæd 1). His request was granted only on condition that he and his nation accepted the Christian faith.: Bede.HE  iii.21, v.24 (653)
 Sigeberht 5.conversion: The stain of paganism persisted among the East Saxons until the days of their king Sigeberht 5, who, at the urging of Oswiu 1 king of the Northumbrians, was baptized by Bishop Finan 1, and with the help of Bishop Cedd 1 brought his people back to the faith they had banished along with Mellitus 1.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.73.8
Disputing/dispute-settling (1)
 Ronan 1-Finan 1.dispute over Easter date: A great and active controversy about the keeping of Easter arose.: Bede.HE  iii.25
Easter-observance (1)
 Ronan 1-Finan 1.dispute over Easter date: A great and active controversy about the keeping of Easter arose.: Bede.HE  iii.25
Journey (1)
 Cedd 1.journey to Lindisfarne: Cedd 1 went to Lindisfarne to consult with Finan 1.: Bede.HE  iii.22
Pagan practice (1)
 Sigeberht 5.conversion: The stain of paganism persisted among the East Saxons until the days of their king Sigeberht 5, who, at the urging of Oswiu 1 king of the Northumbrians, was baptized by Bishop Finan 1, and with the help of Bishop Cedd 1 brought his people back to the faith they had banished along with Mellitus 1.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.73.8
Visit (1)
 Peada 1.conversion: Peada 1 went to Oswiu 1 and asked for his daughter (Ealhflæd 1). His request was granted only on condition that he and his nation accepted the Christian faith.: Bede.HE  iii.21, v.24 (653)