Eorpwald of East Anglia
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Eorpwald of East Anglia was an early 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king noted for his conversion to Christianity and subsequent martyrdom, which marked a key moment in the Christianization of East Anglia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eorpwald of East Anglia canonical | 4 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
7th-century English person
ⓘ
Anglo-Saxon monarch ⓘ Christian martyr ⓘ King of East Anglia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
ⓘ
surface form:
Christianization of East Anglia
Wuffingas dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Wuffingas royal line
|
| burialPlace | unknown ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Edwin of Northumbria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paulinus of York ⓘ |
| conversionLocation | Northumbria ⓘ |
| convertedBy |
Edwin of Northumbria
ⓘ
Paulinus of York ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of the East Angles
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of East Anglia
|
| deathCause | assassination ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 627 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kingdom of the East Angles
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of East Anglia
|
| dynasty |
Wuffingas dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Wuffingas
|
| ethnicity |
Anglo-Saxons
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Saxon
|
| father | Rædwald of East Anglia ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early Middle Ages
ⓘ
Heptarchy ⓘ |
| killedBy | Ricberht of East Anglia ONNED1 ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
acceptance of Christian baptism
ⓘ
subsequent pagan reaction in East Anglia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conversion to Christianity
ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ |
| predecessor | Rædwald of East Anglia ⓘ |
| regionRuled | East Anglia ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 627 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 624 ⓘ |
| relative | Sigeberht of East Anglia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Paganism ⓘ |
| religionAfterConversion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sainthoodStatus | venerated as a martyr in some Christian traditions ⓘ |
| successor | Ricberht of East Anglia ⓘ |
| title | King ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.