Event: Confirmation of land/privileges, Correspondence, Mission/mission-sending, Papal advice/audience/decision/privilege, Pastoral activities/preachingFormosus 1.letter to Anonymi 1838
Scholarly Info
Description |
Formosus 1 wrote to all the bishops in England (Anonymi 1843) rebuking them for their neglect in missionary work. The pope also gave instructions on episcopal successions, stressing the importance of avoiding vacant sees. The primacy of Canterbury is confirmed. |
Year |
891 x 896 |
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Notes:
*The section of the letter dealing specifically with Canterbury primacy is very likely to have been tampered with by Canterbury forgers. See @Birch, p. 35.
Persons associated with this Event:
- Agent:
Formosus 1
(Pope, 891-896) : The pope said he had even considered excommunicating the English bishops because of their neglect in missionary work
- Recipient:
Anonymi 1843
(The bishops of England in 891x896) : According to the pope's letter, the bishops of England had not reacted to the resurgence of pagan rites in their country.
- (Other):
Plegmund 1
(Archbishop of Canterbury, 890-923) : Plegmund 1 had told Formosus 1 that the English bishops ahd recently begun to renew the seed of the word. This prompted the pope to withdraw the sword of anathema.
- (Other):
Gregory 1
(the Great, pope, 590-604) : He is mentioned in connection to Canterbury primacy. As Gregory 1 had appointed Augustine 1 as the bishop to whom all bishops of England had to be subjected, Formosus 1 was confirming the same dignitiy to Plegmund 1.
- (Other):
Augustine 1
(Archbishop of Canterbury, 597-604x609; apostle of the English)