Thomas was an early medieval Bishop of the East Angles. He was consecrated between 647 and 648 and died between 652 and 653.[1] He was bishop for five years.[2]
Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of the East Angles | |
| Appointed | between 647 and 648 |
| Term ended | between 652 and 653 |
| Predecessor | Felix |
| Successor | Brigilsus |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | between 647 and 648 by Honorius of Canterbury |
| Personal details | |
| Died | between 652 and 653 |
| Denomination | Christian |
Bede described Thomas as having been "from the province of the Gyrwas" and deacon to Felix of Burgundy.[3]
References
edit- ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 216. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ Kirby, D. P. (2000). The Earliest English Kings. New York: Routledge. p. 66. ISBN 0-415-24211-8.
- ^ Bede, Ecclesiastical History, iii, 20.
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