Bishop of
Mayo. An English monk, date of birth unknown; died 13 March, 731; followed St.
Colman, after the Synod of Whitby (664), to Ireland, and settled in
Innisboffin, in 668…
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)...
Often called “Badonicus” because he was said to be born in
the same year the Saxons were defeated by the Britons in the battle of Mons
Badonicus [Mount Badon],
Gildas was born in the lower valley of the Clyde in central Scotland into
the ruling family of a small kingdom centred around Dumbarton. As we know few
facts about this battle, the date of Gildas’ birth can only tentatively be
placed to the decades either side of the beginning of the Sixth Century. Bede
indirectly suggests the year 493 for this event.
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.
Abbess
of
Whitby. Born in
Northumbria in 614; died at
Whitby in 680.
Hilda
was a grandniece of King Edwin of
Northumbria and daughter of Hereric.
Hild is her correct name and means "battle." Both she and her uncle
were baptized by Saint Paulinus at
York
in 627, when she was 13....
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...
According to a legend he was born in 525 in Glengiven, County Derry, northern Ireland. His father was a distinguished royal bard, and his mother’s name was Maul. He became a monk under St. Cadoc at Llancarfan, Wales, and was ordained there. After a trip to Rome, he studied under St. Finnian at Clonard, Ireland, accompanied Ss. Kieran, Columba, and Comgall to St. Mobhi at Glasnevin...
Grandson of the British prince Lothus. Hermit and Monk. Missionary
to Scotland,
beginning at Cathures. Bishop of the Strathclyde Britons in the area of modern Glasgow in 540.
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