Category Saints

St. Eata Bishop of Hexham, Celebrated on October 26th.

St. Eata (+26 October 686), also known as Eata of Lindisfarne, was Bishop of Hexham from 678 until 681, and of then Bishop of Lindisfarne from before 681 until 685. He then was translated back to Hexham where he served until his death in 685 or…

Fintán of Taghmon- Feast Day Today October 21

Not to be confused with (Saint Fintan of Clonenagh) Saint Fintán, or Munnu (died 635) is one of the saints of Ireland and Britain who served in Ireland and Scotland being the founder and abbot of the abbey at Teach-Mhunn – The House…

St. Edith of Wilton- September 16

Saint Edith of Wilton (c. 963[1] – 16 September 984-987 also known as Eadgyth, her name in Old English, or as Editha or Ediva, the Latinized forms of her name) was an English nun, a daughter of Edgar the Peaceful,…

On the Feast Day of the Holy Prophet Elias

Sermon by Protopriest Leonid Kolchev (+1944) Today we prayerfully mark the honor of one of the greatest prophets of the Old Testament, Prophet Elias (the “Tishbite”). We are accustomed to thinking the prophets are people who predict the future. That…