7 February ~ Richard of the West Saxons
St. Richard of Swabia also known as St. Richard, King of Wessex (Kingdom of the West Saxons) is the brother of St. Boniface. It is uncertain whether or not he w...
Tag: Western Orthodox Saints
12 January ~ St. Benedict Biscop
Abbot of St. Augustine’s, Canterbury, Abbot of Wearmouth, Abbot of Jarrow. Died: 12th January AD 689 at Wearmouth, Co Durham. Biscop Baducing was born in ...
7 January ~ St. Fursey, Abbot of Lagny, near Paris
He was the son of Fintan, son of Finloga, prince of South Muster, and Gelgesia, daughter of Aedhfinn, prince of Hy-Briuin in Connaught. He was born probably amo...
7 January ~ Cedd of Lastingham, Bishop of the East Saxons
St. Cedd was the eldest of four holy brothers, born into a noble Northumbrian family at the beginning of the 7th century. With his siblings, Cynebil, Caelin �...
Prayer of St. Ambrose before Communion
Tomorrow, the Roman Church, in the English speaking world, will used the Revised Roman Missal at all of their Liturgies. This is the long awaited “c...
16 November ~ St. Margaret of Scotland
Born about 1045, died 16 Nov., 1092, was a daughter of Edward “Outremere”, or “the Exile”, by Agatha, kinswoman of Gisela, the wife of S...
10 October ~ St. Paulinus of York
He lived between 584-644. He was a Roman monk in St. Andrew’s monastery at Rome, and was sent by St. Gregory the Great in 601, with St. Mellitus and other...
25 September ~ St. Finbar, First Bishop of Cork, and Confessor
He was the son of an artisan and a lady of the Irish royal court. Born in Connaught, Ireland, and baptized Lochan, he was educated at Kilmacahil, Kilkenny, wher...
11 September ~ St. Deiniol, Abbot of Bangor
In Welsh-Deiniol, in Latin-Dainiolus and in English-Daniel. Deiniol, born in the early 6th century, was an important figure in the development of Christianity i...
31 August ~ St. Eanswythe
A Saxon princess who founded a nunnery on the coast near Folkestone, Kent. She was grand-daughter of King Saint Aethelbert. She is also known as Eanswida, Eansw...