St. Donald
lived in Olgivy, in
Forfarshire,
Scotland, in
the early part of the 8th century. Upon the death of his wife, he and his nine
daughters began to live a monastic lifestyle at home under his direction,
cultivating the land by hand, and eating barely bread and water once a day.
After St. Donald's repose, his daughters all entered a monastery in Abernethy,
founded by Ss. Darlugdach and Brigid, where they became known as the
Nine Maidens, or the Nine Holy Virgins.
Born
c. 410; died in
Normandy,
c. 474. In
Wales his feast
is kept on July 31 or October 1 (because of the confusion with another Germanus
whose feast was on that day)...
Helier
(in Latin: Helerius) was born in Tongres in
Belgium, probably between 510 and
520 AD. He
probably arrived in
Jersey around 535 – 545 AD.
He was martyred in approximately 550-560 AD.
Died
c. 812-821. According to a popular legend of the Middle Ages, Kenelm was seven
when his father, King Kenulf (Coenwulf) of
Mercia, died, and he succeeded to
the throne...
St. Swithun had been Abbot of the monastery
attached to the cathedral, before he was made Bishop of Winchester in AD 852...
He was, say the chroniclers, a diligent builder
of churches in places where there were none before and a repairer of those that
had been destroyed or ruined. He also built a bridge on the east side of the
city and, during the work he made a practice of sitting there to watch the
workmen, that his presence might stimulate their industry.
Saint
Theneva was a British princess, daughter of a British prince, Lothus
(from whom the
province of
Lothian was called). When
it was discovered that she had conceived out of wedlock, she was thrown from a
cliff. Unharmed at the bottom, she was then set adrift in a boat on the Firth
of Forth. It was
expected that she would die at sea, but God had other plans for the young
woman...
Bishop and
missionary. A native of
Wessex,
England,
he was the brother of Sts. Winebald and Walburga and was related through his
mother to the great St. Boniface...
St. Donald
lived in Olgivy, in
St. Swithun had been Abbot of the monastery
attached to the cathedral, before he was made Bishop of Winchester in AD 852...
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