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Born in Kent, England; died c. 656. In 644, Ithamar became the first Anglo-Saxon bishop in England when he was consecrated by Pope Honorius to succeed Saint Paulinus in the see of Rochester. The Venerable Bede relates that though he was a man of Kent, he equalled his predecessors in piety and learning. In 655, Ithamar consecrated a South Saxon, Frithona or Saint Deusdedit, as archbishop of Canterbury. Because he had a reputation as a miracle-worker, Ithamar is titular patron of several churches. In approximately the year 1077 Ithamar's relics were enshrined at Rochester (Benedictines, Encyclopaedia, Farmer, Walsh).


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