The Nicene Age · AD 313–400
Restitutus of London
fl. AD 314 (death unrecorded) · Bishop of Londinium · First named bishop of London · Londinium, Britannia
The Nicene Age
Who Restitutus of London was
Bishop of Londinium and a subscriber at Arles in 314 — the first name in the long succession of London, set down between his colleagues of York and the corrupted third see. Nothing else survives of him: one line of a Latin list, and a church visible in Britain a generation before Constantius Chlorus's grandson made the empire Christian.
The Arles subscription list alone.
Also listed in bishops beyond the great sees.
Common questions
When was Restitutus active?
Restitutus of London is dated fl. AD 314 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Restitutus in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400).
Which early sources mention Restitutus?
Restitutus of London is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from The bishops at Arles. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Restitutus from?
The archive associates Restitutus of London with Londinium, Britannia. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Who were Restitutus’ contemporaries?
The archive links Restitutus of London to 5 other figures, including Eborius of York, Adelphius, Sacerdos and Arminius. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (1)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Council of Arles subscription list (314)
c. AD 314Restitutus, bishop, from the city of London, in the province named above.The bishops at Arles · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 257 · The Valerian persecution, AD 257
- AD 260 · Gallienus’ edict of toleration, AD 260
- AD 268 · Antioch deposes Paul of Samosata, AD 268
- AD 272 · Aurelian awards the Antioch church, AD 272
- AD 301 · Hripsime and her company, AD 301
- AD 303 · The Great Persecution begins, AD 303
- AD 303 · The search of the church at Cirta, AD 303
- AD 306 · The Council of Elvira, AD 306
- AD 311 · Galerius’ edict of Serdica, AD 311
- AD 313 · The Edict of Milan, AD 313
- AD 314 · The Council of Arles, AD 314
- AD 320 · Silvanus tried before Zenophilus, AD 320
- AD 325 · The Council of Nicaea, AD 325
Place
Places served
The 2 places the sources put Restitutus, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.