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Ambrose, St. c340-397. Bishop of Milan. Introduced Plainsong (chant) into church music.
Andorra. Ibericbasc. Greeks/Carthaginians/Romans/Visigoths 8C Muslim. 803 Charlemagne. 1133 Bishop of Urgell. 1159 Fiefdom of Foix. 1278- Principality under joint French, Spanish suzerainty. 1993 Constitution. Coprincipality.
Anselm, St. 1033-1109. Archbishop of Canterbury, founder of Scholasticism. Proved God exists 1078.
Athanasius, St. c296-373. Bishop of Alexandria: advocated Doctine of Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Ghost) vs divinity of Christ. Council of Nicaea.
Augustine, St. 354-430. Author of Confessions, City of God. Bishop of Hippo. “God is omnipotent.” Introduced Neoplatonic Determinism to Christianity. Church should rule state.
Augustine of Canterbury, St. -c605. Apostle of England 597. First Archbishop of Canterbury 601. Converted King Ethelbert of Kent.
Becket, St. Thomas à. 1118-70. Archbishop of Canterbury 1162-, murdered in Cathedral by Henry II’s knights.
Bedlam. (Bethlehem Royal Hospital). 1247-1815. Bishopsgate asylum.
Bishop, Henry. 1786-1855. English song composer: Home Sweet Home 1821.
Bishops’ Wars. 1639. Scots vs Charles’ Anglicanism. 1640. Covenanters force Charles to call Long Parliament.
Canonization. Official recognition of saints by bishop or 993- by Pope. Since 12C only by Pope.
Canterbury, Archbishop. 597-. Primate of all England. Leader of Anglican church world-wide.
Cauchon, Pierre. 1371-1442. Bishop of Beauvais, judged Joan of Arc.
Cranmer, Thomas. 1489-1556. First Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury. Executed by Queen Mary.
Cyprian, St. c200-258. Martyred Bishop of Carthage. Opposed Pope.
Danilo I-II. 1677-1835, 1826-60. Montenegrin Prince-Bishops.
Denis, St. -250. Patron St. of France, martyred first bishop of Paris. Carried his head to St-Denis Abbey.
Dunstan, St. 924-88. Abbott, Archbishop of Canterbury. Advised Wessex kings. Monastic reforms.
Ealdred. -1069. Anglo-Saxon archbishop of York 1060-: crowned William the Conqueror.
Edmund, St. c1175-1240. Archbishop of Canterbury, 1233-. Won reforms from Henry III.
Episcopalianism. Church government by bishops.
Gregory of Tours, St. c538-94. French bishop. Wrote History of the Franks.
Investiture Controversy. 1075-1122. Gregory VII abolished Holy Roman Emperor’s power to invest bishops. Led to war with Henry IV. Concordat of Worms.
Isidore of Seville, St. 560-636. Spanish bishop, encyclopedist. Etymologiae. De Natura Rerum.
Langton, Stephen. 1151-1228. Archbishop of Canterbury. Encouraged Magna Carta.