Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Cedd Biography and Timeline

Follow Cedd through 2 dated historical records for England.

Cedd, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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653–654Years on this page

653

Cedd Preaches Among East Saxons

King · Essex · House / House of Saxons

Cedd undertook missionary work among the East Saxons with the support of King Sigeberht II and the Northumbrian church.

654

East Saxon Bishop Consecrated

King · Essex · House / House of Saxons

Cedd became bishop to the East Saxons, helping to establish a more durable Christian ecclesiastical structure in the kingdom.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.