122 LIVES OF THE BRITISH SAINTS Vladimir Moss Copyright: Vladimir Moss, 2012. All Rights Reserved. CONTENTS 1. SAINTS ACCA AND ALCMUND, BISHOPS OF HEXHAM ..................................5 2. SAINT ADRIAN, ABBOT OF CANTERBURY...........................................................8 3. SAINT ADRIAN, HIEROMARTYR BISHOP OF MAY ............................................9 4. SAINT AIDAN, BISHOP OF LINDISFARNE...........................................................11 5. SAINT ALBAN, PROTOMARTYR OF BRITAIN.....................................................15 6. SAINT ALCMUND, MARTYR-KING OF NORTHUMBRIA ................................18 7. SAINT ALDHELM, BISHOP OF SHERBORNE.......................................................19 8. SAINT ALFRED, MARTYR-PRINCE OF ENGLAND ............................................25 9. SAINT ALPHEGE, HIEROMARTYR ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY..........28 10. SAINT ALPHEGE “THE BALD”, BISHOP OF WINCHESTER...........................39 11. SAINT ASAPH, BISHOP OF ST. ASAPH’S ............................................................40 12. SAINTS AUGUSTINE, LAURENCE, MELLITUS, JUSTUS, HONORIUS AND DEUSDEDIT, ARCHBISHOPS OF CANTERBURY ....................................................41 13. SAINTS BALDRED AND BALDRED, MONKS OF BASS ROCK .......................52 14. SAINT BATHILD, QUEEN OF FRANCE................................................................53 15. SAINT BEDE “THE VENERABLE” OF JARROW.................................................55 16. SAINT BENIGNUS (BEONNA) OF GLASTONBURY..........................................58 17. SAINT BERTRAM (BERTELIN, BETTELIN) OF ILAM AND STAFFORD .......60 18. SAINT BEUNO, ABBOT OF CLYNNOG................................................................61 19. SAINT BIRINUS, BISHOP OF DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES ............................64 20. SAINT BIRNSTAN (BIRSTAN, BEORNSTAN), BISHOP OF WINCHESTER ..66 21. SAINT BOISIL, ABBOT OF MELROSE ...................................................................67 22. SAINTS BOTOLPH, ABBOT, AND ADOLPH, BISHOP, OF IKANHOE ..........69 23. SAINT CEDD, BISHOP OF ESSEX...........................................................................71 24. SAINT CEOLWULF, MONK OF LINDISFARNE..................................................73 25. SAINT CHAD (CEODDE), BISHOP OF LICHFIELD AND MARYTR-PRINCES WULFAD AND RUFINUS OF MERCIA.......................................................................74 26. SAINT CLYDOG, MARTYR-PRINCE OF EWYAS................................................87 27. SAINT CONGAR, BISHOP OF CONGRESBURY .................................................88 28. SAINT CONSTANTINE, MONK-MARTYR OF CORNWALL ...........................90 29. SAINT CREDAN, ABBOT OF EVESHAM..............................................................91 30. SAINT CUTHBURGA, ABBESS OF WIMBORNE.................................................92 31. SAINT CUTHMANN, HERMIT OF STEYNING...................................................93 32. SAINTS CYNEBURGA, CYNESWITHA AND TIBBA, NUNS OF MERCIA ....95 33. SAINT DECUMAN, MONK-MARTYR OF WATCHET.......................................96 34. SAINT DIUMA, BISHOP OF MERCIA ...................................................................97 35. SAINT DONNAN (DONAN), HIEROMARTYR OF THE ISLE OF EIGG.........98 36. SAINT DROSTAN, ABBOT OF DEER.....................................................................99 37. SAINT DUNSTAN, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY....................................100 38. SAINT EANSWYTHE, ABBESS OF FOLKESTONE............................................114 39. SAINT EATA, BISHOP OF HEXHAM ..................................................................116 40. SAINT EBBA, ABBESS OF COLDINGHAM ........................................................117 41. SAINT EDBURGA, NUN OF WINCHESTER ......................................................119 42. SAINT EDGAR “THE PEACEABLE”, KING OF ENGLAND ...........................121 2 43. SAINT EDITH OF TAMWORTH ...........................................................................122 44. SAINT EDITH OF POLEWORTH ..........................................................................123 45. SAINT EDITH, NUN OF WILTON........................................................................124 46. SAINT EDMUND, MARTYR-KING OF EAST ANGLIA ...................................129 47. SAINT EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, KING OF ENGLAND...........................141 48. SAINT EDWARD THE MARTYR, KING OF ENGLAND .................................163 49. SAINT EDWIN, MARTYR-KING OF NORTHUMBRIA....................................173 50. SAINT EDWOLD, HERMIT OF CERNE...............................................................175 51. SAINT EGBERT, BISHOP, OF IONA.....................................................................177 52. SAINT EGWIN, BISHOP OF WORCESTER .........................................................179 53. SAINT ELGIVA, QUEEN OF ENGLAND ............................................................184 54. SAINTS ERKENWALD, BISHOP OF LONDON, AND ETHELBURGA, ABBESS OF BARKING...................................................................................................185 55. SAINT ETHELBERT, MARTYR-KING OF EAST ANGLIA...............................191 56. SAINTS ETHELDREDA, SEXBURGA AND ERMENHILDA, QUEENS AND ABBESSES OF ELY, AND HUNA, PRIEST-HERMIT OF HONEY HILL .............196 57. SAINTS ETHELFLEDA AND MORWENNA, ABBESSES OF ROMSEY.........200 58. SAINTS ETHELRED AND ETHELBRICHT, MARTYR-PRINCES OF KENT.202 59. SAINT ETHELRED, MARTYR-KING OF WESSEX ............................................204 60. SAINT ETHELWIN, HERMIT OF ATHELNEY...................................................205 61. SAINT ETHELWOLD, BISHOP OF WINCHESTER ...........................................206 63. SAINT ETHILWALD, HERMIT OF FARNE ........................................................217 64. SAINT FELIX, BISHOP OF DUNWICH................................................................218 65. SAINT FERGUS, BISHOP OF GLAMIS.................................................................219 66. SAINTS FINAN, EDBERT, EDFRITH AND ETHILWALD, BISHOPS OF LINDISFARNE ................................................................................................................221 67. SAINT FRIDESWIDE, ABBESS OF OXFORD ......................................................223 68. SAINT FRITHESTAN, BISHOP OF WINCHESTER............................................225 69. SAINT FURSEY, ABBOT OF BURGH CASTLE ...................................................226 70. SAINT GOVAN, ABBOT OF PEMBROKESHIRE................................................228 71. SAINT GRIMBALD, ABBOT OF WINCHESTER ................................................230 72. SAINT HAROLD, MARTYR-KING OF ENGLAND...........................................232 73. SAINT HEDDA, BISHOP OF WINCHESTER ......................................................242 74. SAINT HELIER, MONK-MARTYR OF JERSEY...................................................243 75. SAINTS HEWALD THE WHITE AND HEWALD THE BLACK ......................246 76. HOLY HIEROMARTYRS AND MONK-MARTYRS OF IONA.........................248 77. SAINT HILDA, ABBESS OF WHITBY...................................................................251 78. SAINT HYBALD, ABBOT OF HYBALDSTOW ...................................................253 79. SAINT ISMAEL, BISHOP OF MENEVIA .............................................................254 80. SAINT ISSUI, MONK-MARTYR OF PATRICIO..................................................255 81. SAINT IWI, HIERODEACON OF LINDISFARNE..............................................256 82. SAINT JOHN OF BEVERLEY, BISHOP OF YORK..............................................257 83. SAINT JUSTINIAN, HIEROMARTYR OF RAMSEY ISLAND..........................262 84. SAINT KENELM, MARTYR-KING OF MERCIA................................................265 85. SAINT LIDE, BISHOP OF THE SCILLY ISLES ....................................................267 86. SAINT LUCIUS, KING IN BRITAIN .....................................................................269 3 87. SAINT MAGLORIUS (MAGLOIRE), BISHOP OF SARK...................................271 88. SAINT MAUGHOLD (MACCALD), BISHOP OF THE ISLE OF MAN...........273 89. SAINT MELOR (MYLOR), MARTYR-PRINCE OF BRITTANY........................275 90. SAINT MILDBURGA, ABBESS OF MUCH WENLOCK....................................278 91. SAINT MILDGYTHA, NUN OF NORTHUMBRIA ............................................283 92. SAINT MILDRED, ABBESS OF THANET IN KENT ..........................................284 93. SAINTS MODWENNA AND HARDULF OF BURTON-ON-TRENT .............288 94. SAINT NATHALAN, BISHOP, OF ABERDEEN.................................................289 95. SAINT NECTAN, MONK-MARTYR OF HARTLAND......................................290 96. SAINT NEOT, ABBOT OF CORNWALL..............................................................296 97. SAINT NON (NONNA), NUN OF CORNWALL ...............................................299 98. SAINT ODA “THE GOOD”, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY ....................301 99. SAINT OLAF, MARTYR-KING OF NORWAY....................................................303 100. SAINT OSWALD, MARTYR-KING OF NORTHUMBRIA ..............................309 101. SAINT OSWALD, ARCHBISHOP OF YORK.....................................................315 102. SAINT OSYTH, MARTYR-ABBESS OF CHICH ................................................321 103. SAINTS PAULINUS AND ITHAMAR, BISHOPS OF ROCHESTER .............323 104. SAINT PEGA, HERMITESS