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Chad of Mercia. Chad [a] (died 2 March 672) was a prominent 7th-century Anglo-Saxon Celtic monk who converted to the Catholic church three years before he died. He was an abbot, Bishop of the Northumbrians and then Bishop of the Mercians and Lindsey People. After his death he was known as a saint. He was the brother of Bishop Cedd, also a saint.
Saint Chad (died March 2, 672, Lichfield, Mercia, England; feast day, March 2) was a monastic founder, abbot, and first bishop of Lichfield, who is credited with the Christianization of the ancient English kingdom of Mercia.
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Irish archbishop and brother of St. Cedd, also called Ceadda. He was trained by St. Aidan in Lindisfarne and in England. He also spent time with St. Egbert in Ireland. Made the archbishop of York by King Oswy, Chad was disciplined by Theodore, the newly arrived archbishop of Canterbury, in 669. ...
Learn about the life and achievements of Saint Chad, a 7th-century bishop who brought Christianity to the Mercian kingdom and renounced his royal power for humility. Discover his Celtic influences, his controversies, his miracles, and his feast day.
Oct 24, 2012 · Our father among the saints Chad of Mercia, (Old English: Ceadda), was a Anglo-Saxon and the bishop of Mercia during the seventh century. A monastic leader, he was deeply involved with small communities of loyal monks, as brothers, who formed his missionary teams, as well as Cedd and his other actual brothers with whom he was inextricably linked.
St. Chad from time immemorial has been venerated as the apostle of Mercia, the largest of seven early English kingdoms, which was inhabited mostly by Angles.
St Chad was the first bishop of Mercia and Lindsey at Lichfield. He was the brother of Cedd, whom he succeeded as Abbot of Lastingham, North Yorkshire, and a disciple of Aidan who sent him to Ireland as part of his education.
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