Whitby

Whitby |ˈwɪtbi | a town on the coast of North Yorkshire, NE England; pop. 14,400 (est. 2009 ).

Whitby, Synod of

Whitby, Synod of a conference held in Whitby in 664 that resolved the differences between the Celtic and Roman forms of Christian worship in England, in particular the method of calculating the date of Easter. King Oswy (612 –70 ) of Northumbria decided in favour of Rome, and England as a result effectively severed the connection with the Celtic Church.

Whitby

Whitby |ˈwɪtbi | a town on the coast of North Yorkshire, NE England; pop. 14,400 (est. 2009 ).

Whitby, Synod of

Whitby, Synod of a conference held in Whitby in 664 that resolved the differences between the Celtic and Roman forms of Christian worship in England, in particular the method of calculating the date of Easter. King Oswy (612 –70 ) of Northumbria decided in favour of Rome, and England as a result effectively severed the connection with the Celtic Church.