Synod of Whitby
Northumbria chooses Roman custom over Irish
In 664 King Oswiu of Northumbria called a synod at Whitby Abbey to settle the dispute over the date of Easter between Irish and Roman practice. The king sided with Rome, and the English Church turned decisively towards the papacy.
Wikipedia (English) · 7th century
Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Middle East
- 661 Assassination of Ali — 3 years earlier
- 680 Battle of Karbala — 16 years later
Africa
- 652 The Baqt treaty with Nubia — 12 years earlier
Alive at the time
- Pakal the Great (aged 61)
- Wu Zetian (aged 40)
- Xuanzang (aged 62)