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Lives of the British Saints LIVES OF THE BRITISH SAINTS Vladimir Moss Copyright: Vladimir Moss, 2009 1. SAINTS ACCA AND ALCMUND, BISHOPS OF HEXHAM ......................5 2. SAINT ADRIAN, ABBOT OF CANTERBURY...............................................8 3. SAINT ADRIAN, HIEROMARTYR BISHOP OF MAY and those with him ....................................................................................................................................9 4. SAINT AIDAN, BISHOP OF LINDISFARNE...............................................11 5. SAINT ALBAN, PROTOMARTYR OF BRITAIN.........................................16 6. SAINT ALCMUND, MARTYR-KING OF NORTHUMBRIA ....................20 7. SAINT ALDHELM, BISHOP OF SHERBORNE...........................................21 8. SAINT ALFRED, MARTYR-PRINCE OF ENGLAND ................................27 9. SAINT ALPHEGE, HIEROMARTYR ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY ..................................................................................................................................30 10. SAINT ALPHEGE “THE BALD”, BISHOP OF WINCHESTER...............41 11. SAINT ASAPH, BISHOP OF ST. ASAPH’S ................................................42 12. SAINTS AUGUSTINE, LAURENCE, MELLITUS, JUSTUS, HONORIUS AND DEUSDEDIT, ARCHBISHOPS OF CANTERBURY..............................43 13. SAINTS BALDRED AND BALDRED, MONKS OF BASS ROCK ...........54 14. SAINT BATHILD, QUEEN OF FRANCE....................................................55 15. SAINT BEDE “THE VENERABLE” OF JARROW .....................................57 16. SAINT BENIGNUS (BEONNA) OF GLASTONBURY..............................60 17. SAINT BEUNO, ABBOT OF CLYNNOG....................................................62 18. SAINT BIRINUS, BISHOP OF DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES ................65 19. SAINT BIRNSTAN (BIRSTAN, BEORNSTAN), BISHOP OF WINCHESTER.......................................................................................................67 20. SAINT BOISIL, ABBOT OF MELROSE .......................................................68 21. SAINTS BOTOLPH, ABBOT, AND ADOLPH, BISHOP, OF IKANHOE ..................................................................................................................................70 22. SAINT CEDD, BISHOP OF ESSEX...............................................................72 23. SAINT CEOLWULF, MONK OF LINDISFARNE......................................74 24. SAINT CLYDOG, MARTYR-PRINCE OF EWYAS....................................75 25. SAINT CONGAR, BISHOP OF CONGRESBURY .....................................76 26. SAINT CONSTANTINE, MONK-MARTYR OF CORNWALL ...............78 27. SAINT CREDAN, ABBOT OF EVESHAM..................................................80 28. SAINT CUTHBURGA, ABBESS OF WIMBORNE.....................................81 29. SAINT CUTHMANN, HERMIT OF STEYNING .......................................82 30. SAINTS CYNEBURGA, CYNESWITHA AND TIBBA, NUNS OF MERCIA .................................................................................................................84 31. SAINT DECUMAN, MONK-MARTYR OF WATCHET...........................85 32. SAINT DIUMA, BISHOP OF MERCIA .......................................................86 33. SAINT DONNAN (DONAN), HIEROMARTYR OF THE ISLE OF EIGG and those with him ...............................................................................................87 34. SAINT DUNSTAN, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY..........................88 35. SAINT EANSWYTHE, ABBESS OF FOLKESTONE................................103 36. SAINT EATA, BISHOP OF HEXHAM ......................................................105 37. SAINT EBBA, ABBESS OF COLDINGHAM ............................................106 2 38. SAINT EDBURGA, NUN OF WINCHESTER ..........................................108 39. SAINT EDGAR “THE PEACEABLE”, KING OF ENGLAND ...............110 40. SAINT EDITH OF POLESWORTH............................................................111 41. SAINT EDITH, NUN OF WILTON............................................................112 42. SAINT EDMUND, MARTYR-KING OF EAST ANGLIA and those with him ........................................................................................................................117 43. SAINT EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, KING OF ENGLAND...............129 44. SAINT EDWARD THE MARTYR, KING OF ENGLAND .....................153 45. SAINT EDWIN, MARTYR-KING OF NORTHUMBRIA ........................163 46. SAINT EDWOLD, HERMIT OF CERNE ...................................................165 47. SAINT EGBERT, BISHOP, OF IONA.........................................................167 48. SAINT EGWIN, BISHOP OF WORCESTER .............................................170 49. SAINT ELGIVA, QUEEN OF ENGLAND ................................................176 50. SAINTS ERKENWALD, BISHOP OF LONDON, AND ETHELBURGA, ABBESS OF BARKING.......................................................................................177 51. SAINT ETHELBERT, MARTYR-KING OF EAST ANGLIA ...................183 52. SAINTS ETHELDREDA, SEXBURGA AND ERMENHILDA, QUEENS AND ABBESSES OF ELY, AND HUNA, PRIEST-HERMIT OF HONEY HILL......................................................................................................................188 53. SAINTS ETHELFLEDA AND MORWENNA, ABBESSES OF ROMSEY ................................................................................................................................193 54. SAINTS ETHELRED AND ETHELBRICHT, MARTYR-PRINCES OF KENT ....................................................................................................................195 55. SAINT ETHELRED, MARTYR-KING OF WESSEX ................................197 56. SAINT ETHELWIN, HERMIT OF ATHELNEY.......................................198 57. SAINT ETHELWOLD, BISHOP OF WINCHESTER and those with him ................................................................................................................................199 59. SAINT ETHILWALD, HERMIT OF FARNE ............................................211 60. SAINT FELIX, BISHOP OF DUNWICH....................................................212 61. SAINT FERGUS, BISHOP OF GLAMIS.....................................................213 62. SAINTS FINAN, EDBERT, EDFRITH AND ETHILWALD, BISHOPS OF LINDISFARNE ....................................................................................................214 63. SAINT FRIDESWIDE, ABBESS OF OXFORD ..........................................216 64. SAINT FRITHESTAN, BISHOP OF WINCHESTER................................218 65. SAINT FURSEY, ABBOT OF BURGH CASTLE .......................................219 67. SAINT GRIMBALD, ABBOT OF WINCHESTER ....................................223 68. SAINT HEDDA, BISHOP OF WINCHESTER..........................................225 69. SAINT HELIER, MONK-MARTYR OF JERSEY.......................................226 70. HOLY HIEROMARTYRS AND MONK-MARTYRS OF IONA.............230 71. SAINT HILDA, ABBESS OF WHITBY.......................................................233 72. SAINT HYBALD, ABBOT OF HYBALDSTOW .......................................235 73. SAINT ISHMAEL, BISHOP OF MENEVIA ..............................................236 74. SAINT ISSUI, MONK-MARTYR OF PATRICIO......................................237 75. SAINT IWI, HIERODEACON OF LINDISFARNE..................................238 76. SAINT JOHN OF BEVERLEY, BISHOP OF YORK..................................239 77. SAINT JUSTINIAN, HIEROMARTYR OF RAMSEY ISLAND..............244 3 78. SAINT KENELM, MARTYR-KING OF MERCIA....................................247 79. SAINT LIDE, BISHOP OF THE SCILLY ISLES ........................................249 80. SAINT MAGLORIUS (MAGLOIRE), BISHOP OF SARK .......................251 81. SAINT MAUGHOLD (MACCALD), BISHOP OF THE ISLE OF MAN and those with him .............................................................................................253 82. SAINT MELOR (MYLOR), MARTYR-PRINCE OF BRITTANY............256 83. SAINT MILDBURGA, ABBESS OF MUCH WENLOCK........................259 84. SAINT MILDGYTHA, NUN OF NORTHUMBRIA ................................265 85. SAINT MILDRED, ABBESS OF THANET IN KENT ..............................266 86. SAINT NATHALAN, BISHOP, OF ABERDEEN .....................................270 87. SAINT NECTAN, MONK-MARTYR OF HARTLAND..........................271 88. SAINT NEOT, ABBOT OF CORNWALL..................................................278 90. SAINT ODA “THE GOOD”, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY ........284 91. SAINT OLAF, MARTYR-KING OF NORWAY........................................287 92. SAINT OSWALD, MARTYR-KING OF NORTHUMBRIA ....................293 93. SAINT OSWALD, ARCHBISHOP OF YORK...........................................299 94. SAINT OSYTH, MARTYR-ABBESS OF CHICH ......................................305 95. SAINTS PAULINUS AND ITHAMAR, BISHOPS OF ROCHESTER ...307 96. SAINT PEGA, HERMITESS OF PEAKIRK ...............................................310 97. SAINT RUMWOLD, INFANT OF BUCKINGHAM................................312 98. SAINTS SIDWELL AND JUTHWARA, VIRGIN-MARTYRS OF EXETER ................................................................................................................................314 99. SAINTS SIGBERT AND SEBBI, MONKS OF EAST ANGLIA ...............317 100. SAINT SIGFRID, BISHOP OF VAXJO AND ENLIGHTENER OF SWEDEN and those with him...........................................................................320 101. SAINT SWITHUN, BISHOP OF WINCHESTER ...................................323 102. SAINT
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