known died march saint bishop widely credited man introduced christianity kingdom known saint originates english people completed praised delivering province long standing originated kingdom priest monasteries founded irish missionary existence coincidence travelled homeland canterbury sent kingdom sea norfolk according local legend arrival gave possibly suffolk suffolk according helped establish school kingdom boys taught letters died march having bishop seventeen years relics translated abbey death saint english churches dedicated feast date march background early life came kingdom prevents historians identifying according ordained possible associated irish missionary activity centred particularly associated arrived leaving companions going voluntary exile arrival encouraged stay settled forced find alternative site monastery lay people sick continually sought counsel fellow monks connection ruling dynasty example associations existed time church religious establishments associations partly work disciples successor inspired found abbey suggested connection disciples strongly influenced christians northern helps explain dynasty established links notes suggestions originated including area historians connections contact king disciple collins note bishop named held suggest possibility political fugitive result losing death arrival kingdom east angles mentioned collection annals compiled late ninth century manuscript chronicle states preached faith christ east angles version chronicle manuscript written eleventh century old english latin short statement contained manuscript came region bishop called preached faith people called king received remained seventeen years describes promoted coming archbishop parts born ordained having told desired sent preach word life nation angles later sources tend differ version events described english chronicle history written 12th century states came according version story travelled reached hamlet way canterbury ordained bishop archbishop_of_canterbury arrival coincided start new period order established followed assassination years followed murder devout christian returning exile king accession decisive bringing challenges assertion sources spoke travelling england view ecclesiastical history english people implied went canterbury soon arrival court established church episcopal widely taken mean suffolk coast totally destroyed effects coastal erosion historians suggested alternative site coastal suffolk near roman fort church dedicated related started school boys taught letters provide teachers evidence school maintained later sources unclear origin teachers school established kent similar found kent mentioned founded abbey church norfolk reads english source original founder old monastery church according large size east diocese foundation second religious establishment appear probable years bishop stronger arrived ireland founded monastery probably located castle norfolk death died bishop seventeen years death probably occurred reign thomas second bishop east angles buried relics later date removed according twelfth century english historian william shrine church destroyed time later body saint looked found buried noted enthusiasm collecting saints relics apparent attempt compete rivals abbey monks escaped rowing boats thick fog carrying bishop precious remains feast day celebrated march churches dedicated saint located according customary known said visited north west norfolk built holy church village yorkshire town named saint alternative meaning suggested fiction gray arthur ancient publications isbn
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