St Chad of Mercia. St Chad, whose feast falls today, was a 7th-century monk of Lindisfarne who later became Bishop of Mercia (Lichfield). Chad died on 2 March 672 and was buried in the monastery church …More
St Chad of Mercia.
St Chad, whose feast falls today, was a 7th-century monk of Lindisfarne who later became Bishop of Mercia (Lichfield). Chad died on 2 March 672 and was buried in the monastery church of St Mary in Lichfield. At once, according to Bede, he was venerated as a saint and his relics were translated to the Cathedral Church of St Peter. His relics were translated in 1148 and moved to the Lady Chapel in 1296. An even more splendid shrine was built by Robert Stretton, bishop of Lichfield (1360-85) of marble substructure with feretory adorned with gold and precious stones. Rowland Lee, bishop of Lichfield (1534-43), pleaded with Henry VIII to spare the shrine: this was done, but only for a time. At some unknown date the head and some other bones had been separated from the main shrine. Some of these, it was claimed, were preserved by recusants, and four large bones, believed to be St Chad's are in the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Birmingham. This is a detail from the lovely Art Nouveau pulpit in Ripon Cathedral.
Source: Lawrence OP on Flickr
St Chad, whose feast falls today, was a 7th-century monk of Lindisfarne who later became Bishop of Mercia (Lichfield). Chad died on 2 March 672 and was buried in the monastery church of St Mary in Lichfield. At once, according to Bede, he was venerated as a saint and his relics were translated to the Cathedral Church of St Peter. His relics were translated in 1148 and moved to the Lady Chapel in 1296. An even more splendid shrine was built by Robert Stretton, bishop of Lichfield (1360-85) of marble substructure with feretory adorned with gold and precious stones. Rowland Lee, bishop of Lichfield (1534-43), pleaded with Henry VIII to spare the shrine: this was done, but only for a time. At some unknown date the head and some other bones had been separated from the main shrine. Some of these, it was claimed, were preserved by recusants, and four large bones, believed to be St Chad's are in the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Birmingham. This is a detail from the lovely Art Nouveau pulpit in Ripon Cathedral.
Source: Lawrence OP on Flickr