Archbishop Theodore

Commemorative Studies on his Life and Influence

Michael Lapidge editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:8th Jun '95

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An account and examination of the career of Theodore, Archbishop of Canterbury (668–90).

Theodore, Archbishop of Canterbury (668–90), shaped the English Church into a structure it has retained for a millennium. In this book, internationally distinguished scholars provide a fresh account of the career and writings of a unique personality who brought to Anglo-Saxon England the cultural heritage of Syria, Byzantium and Rome.Theodore, Archbishop of Canterbury (668–90), was a monk of Greek origin and extraordinary learning, who shaped the English Church into a structure it retained for a millennium. Yet until recently his early career has been unknown. This book builds on the publication of previously unprinted biblical commentaries from Theodore's Canterbury school, and establishes Theodore's cultural and spiritual background and the formation of his learning. Scholars provide a fresh account of Theodore's career and writings on diverse subjects, revealing a unique personality who brought to Anglo-Saxon England the cultural heritage of Syria, Byzantium and Rome.

'… to distil from the most difficult and often apparently impenetrable sources such a picture of a major historical character, who brought to Britain the cultural heritage of the rest of Christendom, makes the book an outstanding scholarly event.' Christopher Brooke

ISBN: 9780521480772

Dimensions: 235mm x 158mm x 24mm

Weight: 651g

360 pages