Chad of Mercia
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For the 8th century bishop of Hereford, see Ceadda of Hereford.
Chad[lower-alpha 1] (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.
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Chad | |
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Bishop of Northumbria | |
Appointed | 664 |
Term ended | 669 |
Predecessor | Paulinus |
Successor | Wilfrid |
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Consecration | 664 |
Personal details | |
Born | Unknown, but most likely in the 620s. |
Died | 2 March 672 Lichfield, Staffordshire |
Buried | Lichfield Cathedral |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 2 March |
Venerated in | Catholic Church Anglican Communion Eastern Orthodox Church |
Attributes | Bishop, holding a triple-spired cathedral (Lichfield) |
Patronage | Mercia; Lichfield |
Shrines | Grave and shrine tower was discovered in 2003 under the east end of Lichfield Cathedral nave.
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He was the brother of Bishop Cedd, also a saint. He features strongly in the work of the Venerable Bede and is credited, together with Bishop Wilfrid of Ripon, with introducing Christianity to the Mercian kingdom.