Tag Orthodox saints of the West

St. Cedd Bishop of East Saxons – October 26

St. Cedd (Latin: Cedda, Ceddus; c. 620 – 26 October 664) was an Anglo-Saxon monk and bishop from the Kingdom of Northumbria. He was an evangelist of the Middle Angles and East Saxons in England and a significant participant in the Synod of Whitby, a meeting which resolved important differences within the Church in England. St.…

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,…

SAINT MOLUOG OF LISMORE

Commemorated: June 25 /July 8 by Dmitry Lapa St. Moluog (also known as Moluoc, Moluag, Molua, Molloch, Lugaidh and under other forms)[1] was an Irishman destined to become one of the most venerated saints in Scotland. He was born in about…

St. Columba of Iona

St. Columba of Iona Our venerable and God-bearing Father Columba of Iona, Enlightener of Scotland (December 7, 521 – June 9, 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning “Dove of the Church”) was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of…

SAINT DUNSTAN, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY

by Vladimir Moss  Early Years      Our holy Father Dunstan was born in the village of Baltonsborough, near Glastonbury, in about the year 909. His parents were of noble stock, and were called Herstan and Cynedritha. When the saint was still…

Saint Endelienta – April 29

Saint Endelienta (also Endelient, Edellienta, or Endellion) was a Cornish saint of the 5th and 6th centuries. She is believed to be a daughter of the Welsh King Brychan, and a native of South Wales who traveled to North Cornwall to join her siblings in converting the locals…