The Council of Whitby’ in Relation to The Easter Question

The main purpose of the Whitby Committee is whether to solve the Easter problem, whether it is a Roman problem or a Celtics issue. However, this is not the only outcome or agenda of the Board. The committee was convened by two kings, Oswui and his son, Alchfrith, showing that the reasons of the council were not entirely religious, the current tension between Oswui and Alchfrith is a hidden agenda there were. The purpose of Alchfrith was to strengthen his position as a successor to his father Oswui and strengthen his vulnerability to the people of his kingdom.

In 664, the Whitby conference was established not by Irish customs (in the form of resurrection and Easter festival) but by establishing Roman practices, thereby creating a culture of "making Northumberland church a Roman" culture It is main stream. "The seat of the North Burried Bishop was transferred from Lindis Fern to York. Wilfrid, who was the main supporter of Rome's position, later became a bishop of Northumbria, supporters of Coleman and Ionan returned to Iona without changing their customs

The main purpose of the Whitby Committee is whether to solve the Easter problem, whether it is a Roman problem or a Celtics issue. However, this is not the only outcome or agenda of the Board. The committee was convened by two kings, Oswui and his son, Alchfrith, showing that the reasons of the council were not entirely religious, the current tension between Oswui and Alchfrith is a hidden agenda there were. The purpose of Alchfrith was to strengthen his position as a successor to his father Oswui and strengthen his vulnerability to the people of his kingdom. This was counterproductive when his father elected to support the Roman Church.

Emperor Constantine of Rome convened the Nicene air parliament in 325. The committee unanimously decided that the entire Christian world should celebrate Easter on the first Sunday after the full moon after the vernal equinox. If the full moon occurs on Sunday and matches the Passover Festival, you need to commemorate Easter after Sunday. This avoids the coincidence of the Easter and the Passover Festival. The Nicea Council also decided to count the Easter calendar days in Alexandria, the world's largest astronomical center. However, since the understanding of the world in the 4th century is limited, accurate date determination is impossible task. The main astronomical problem is the difference between the sun's year and the lunar calendar called epic.