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Theodore of Tarsus, English archbishop and saint (born 602)
Theodore of Tarsus, English archbishop and saint (born 602)
Theodore of Tarsus, English archbishop and saint (born 602)
Theodore of Tarsus
Archbishop of Canterbury from 668 to 690, Christian saint
- Died
- 690
Theodore of Tarsus was Archbishop of Canterbury from 668 to 690. Theodore grew up in Tarsus, but fled to Constantinople after the Persian Empire conquered Tarsus and other cities. After studying there, he relocated to Rome and was later installed as the Archbishop of Canterbury on the orders of Pope Vitalian. Accounts of his life appear in two 8th-century texts. Theodore is best known for his reform of the English Church and establishment of a school in Canterbury.