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Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
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Bible Encyclopedias
Cissa
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(Cyssa, or Cysse) is the name of two persons in the early history of Christian Britain:
1. A regulus in the reign of Kentwin, king of the West Saxons (A.D. 676- 685), having authority over what is now Wiltshire and the greater part of Berkshire. He was a benefactor of Abingdon monastery, founded by his nephew Heane, and there he was buried.
2. An anchorite at Croyland, in the earlier part of the 8th century.
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Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cissa'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/cissa.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cissa'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/cissa.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
