Deusdedit of Canterbury

Deusdedit
Archbishop of Canterbury
The location of Deusdedit's unmarked grave, at St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury. The graves marked with stones are those of Justus, Mellitus, and Laurence.
Appointed	655
Term ended	c. 664
Predecessor	Honorius
Successor	Wighard
Orders
Consecration	March 655 by Ithamar
Personal details
Born	perhaps Frithona unknown England
Died	c. 664
Buried	St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury
Sainthood
Feast day	14 July
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church Anglican Communion
Canonized	Pre-congregation

Deusdedit (died c. 664) was a medieval Archbishop of Canterbury, the first native-born holder of the see of Canterbury. By birth an Anglo-Saxon, he became archbishop in 655 and held the office for more than nine years until his death, probably from plague. Deusdedit's successor as archbishop was one of his priests at Canterbury. There is some controversy over the exact date of Deusdedit's death, owing to discrepancies in the medieval written work that records his life. Little is known about his episcopate, but he was considered to be a saint after his demise. A saint's life was written after his relics were moved from their original burial place in 1091.