Theodore

Theodore, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, was born of Christian family about 603 A.D. in Cilicia, and was educated at Tarsus, his native city, becoming distinguished for his acquirements. In 668, whilst at Rome, he was appointed to the See of Canterbury, where he arrived in 669. He is generally credited with having begun the foundation of English scholarship by making the monasteries repositories of classical learning. He deposed Wilfrid in Northumberland, and held two synods in 673 and 680: He was reconciled to Wilfrid and reinstated him before his death, which occurred in 690.