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 BIRINUS, BISHOP OF DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES ................62 18. SAINT BIRNSTAN (BIRSTAN, BEORNSTAN), BISHOP OF WINCHESTER.......................................................................................................64 19. SAINT BOISIL, ABBOT OF MELROSE .......................................................65 20. SAINTS BOTOLPH, ABBOT, AND ADOLPH, BISHOP, OF IKANHOE ..................................................................................................................................67 21. SAINT CEDD, BISHOP OF ESSEX...............................................................69 22. SAINT CEOLWULF, MONK OF LINDISFARNE......................................71 23. SAINT CLYDOG, MARTYR-PRINCE OF EWYAS....................................72 24. SAINT CONGAR, BISHOP OF CONGRESBURY .....................................73 25. SAINT CONSTANTINE, MONK-MARTYR OF CORNWALL ...............75 26. SAINT CREDAN, ABBOT OF EVESHAM..................................................77 27. SAINT CUTHBURGA, ABBESS OF WIMBORNE .....................................78 28. SAINT CUTHMANN, HERMIT OF STEYNING .......................................79 29. SAINTS CYNEBURGA, CYNESWITHA AND TIBBA, NUNS OF MERCIA .................................................................................................................81 30. SAINT DECUMAN, MONK-MARTYR OF WATCHET...........................82 31. SAINT DIUMA, BISHOP OF MERCIA .......................................................83 32. SAINT DONNAN (DONAN), HIEROMARTYR OF THE ISLE OF EIGG and those with him ...............................................................................................84 33. SAINT DUNSTAN, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY..........................85 34. SAINT EANSWYTHE, ABBESS OF FOLKESTONE................................100 35. SAINT EATA, BISHOP OF HEXHAM ......................................................102 36. SAINT EBBA, ABBESS OF COLDINGHAM ............................................103 37. SAINT EDBURGA, NUN OF WINCHESTER ..........................................105 2 38. SAINT EDGAR “THE PEACEABLE”, KING OF ENGLAND ...............107 39. SAINT EDITH OF POLESWORTH............................................................108 40. SAINT EDITH, NUN OF WILTON............................................................109 41. SAINT EDMUND, MARTYR-KING OF EAST ANGLIA and those with him ........................................................................................................................114 42. SAINT EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, KING OF ENGLAND...............126 43. SAINT EDWARD THE MARTYR, KING OF ENGLAND .....................150 44. SAINT EDWIN, MARTYR-KING OF NORTHUMBRIA ........................160 45. SAINT EDWOLD, HERMIT OF CERNE ...................................................162 46. SAINT EGBERT, BISHOP, OF IONA.........................................................164 47. SAINT EGWIN, BISHOP OF WORCESTER .............................................167 48. SAINT ELGIVA, QUEEN OF ENGLAND ................................................173 49. SAINTS ERKENWALD, BISHOP OF LONDON, AND ETHELBURGA, ABBESS OF BARKING.......................................................................................174 50. SAINT ETHELBERT, MARTYR-KING OF EAST ANGLIA ...................180 51. SAINTS ETHELDREDA, SEXBURGA AND ERMENHILDA, QUEENS AND ABBESSES OF ELY, AND HUNA, PRIEST-HERMIT OF HONEY HILL......................................................................................................................185 52. SAINTS ETHELFLEDA AND MORWENNA, ABBESSES OF ROMSEY ................................................................................................................................190 53. SAINTS ETHELRED AND ETHELBRICHT, MARTYR-PRINCES OF KENT ....................................................................................................................192 54. SAINT ETHELRED, MARTYR-KING OF WESSEX ................................194 55. SAINT ETHELWIN, HERMIT OF ATHELNEY.......................................195 56. SAINT ETHELWOLD, BISHOP OF WINCHESTER and those with him ................................................................................................................................196 58. SAINT ETHILWALD, HERMIT OF FARNE ............................................208 59. SAINT FELIX, BISHOP OF DUNWICH....................................................209 60. SAINT FERGUS, BISHOP OF GLAMIS.....................................................210 61. SAINTS FINAN, EDBERT, EDFRITH AND ETHILWALD, BISHOPS OF LINDISFARNE ....................................................................................................211 62. SAINT FRIDESWIDE, ABBESS OF OXFORD ..........................................213 63. SAINT FRITHESTAN, BISHOP OF WINCHESTER................................215 64. SAINT FURSEY, ABBOT OF BURGH CASTLE.......................................216 66. SAINT GRIMBALD, ABBOT OF WINCHESTER ....................................220 67. SAINT HEDDA, BISHOP OF WINCHESTER..........................................222 68. SAINT HELIER, MONK-MARTYR OF JERSEY.......................................223 69. HOLY HIEROMARTYRS AND MONK-MARTYRS OF IONA.............224 70. SAINT HILDA, ABBESS OF WHITBY.......................................................227 71. SAINT HYBALD, ABBOT OF HYBALDSTOW .......................................229 72. SAINT ISHMAEL, BISHOP OF MENEVIA ..............................................230 73. SAINT ISSUI, MONK-MARTYR OF PATRICIO......................................231 74. SAINT IWI, HIERODEACON OF LINDISFARNE..................................232 75. SAINT JOHN OF BEVERLEY, BISHOP OF YORK..................................233 76. SAINT JUSTINIAN, HIEROMARTYR OF RAMSEY ISLAND..............238 77. SAINT KENELM, MARTYR-KING OF MERCIA....................................241 3 78. SAINT LIDE, BISHOP OF THE SCILLY ISLES ........................................243 79. SAINT MAGLORIUS (MAGLOIRE), BISHOP OF SARK.......................245 80. SAINT MAUGHOLD (MACCALD), BISHOP OF THE ISLE OF MAN and those with him .............................................................................................247 81. SAINT MELOR (MYLOR), MARTYR-PRINCE OF BRITTANY............250 82. SAINT MILDBURGA, ABBESS OF MUCH WENLOCK........................253 83. SAINT MILDGYTHA, NUN OF NORTHUMBRIA ................................259 84. SAINT MILDRED, ABBESS OF THANET IN KENT ..............................260 85. SAINT NECTAN, MONK-MARTYR OF HARTLAND..........................264 86. SAINT NEOT, ABBOT OF CORNWALL ..................................................271 88. SAINT ODA “THE GOOD”, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY ........277 89. SAINT OLAF, MARTYR-KING OF NORWAY........................................280 90. SAINT OSWALD, MARTYR-KING OF NORTHUMBRIA ....................286 91. SAINT OSWALD, ARCHBISHOP OF YORK...........................................292 92. SAINT OSYTH, MARTYR-ABBESS OF CHICH ......................................298 93. SAINTS PAULINUS AND ITHAMAR, BISHOPS OF ROCHESTER ...300 94. SAINT PEGA, HERMITESS OF PEAKIRK ...............................................303 95. SAINT RUMWOLD, INFANT OF BUCKINGHAM................................305 96. SAINTS SIDWELL AND JUTHWARA, VIRGIN-MARTYRS OF EXETER ................................................................................................................................307 97. SAINTS SIGBERT AND SEBBI, MONKS OF EAST ANGLIA ...............310 98. SAINT SIGFRID, BISHOP OF VAXJO AND ENLIGHTENER OF SWEDEN and those with him...........................................................................313 99. SAINT SWITHUN, BISHOP OF WINCHESTER .....................................316 100. SAINT TEWDRIG, MARTYR-KING OF GWENT .................................324 101. SAINT THEODORE, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY....................326 102. SAINT WALBURGA, ABBESS OF