Finan 1
(Male)
Bishop of Lindisfarne, 651?661
m vii
Factoid List
- Recorded Name (3)
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... Finani (1)
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Bede.HE iii.27
... Finano (1)
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Bede.HE iii.25
Finan (1)
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Bede.HE iii.17
- Office (8)
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Archbishop (1)
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Anon.EpisList4 (archbishop of York)
Bishop (7)
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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)
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Advice/counsel (1)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Finan 1.construction of church at Lindisfarne: Finan 1 constructed a church suitable for an episcopal see.: Bede.HE iii.25
Conversion (3)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Cedd 1.journey to Lindisfarne: Cedd 1 went to Lindisfarne to consult with Finan 1.: Bede.HE iii.22
Pagan practice (1)
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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)
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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)