Synod of Whitby

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The Synod of Whitby was a 7th-century church council in Anglo-Saxon England that decided to align the Northumbrian church with Roman rather than Celtic Christian practices, especially in calculating the date of Easter.

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Whitby Abbey notableEvent Synod of Whitby
Northumbria religiousEvent Synod of Whitby
Anglo-Saxon England significantEvent Synod of Whitby