Tag Western Orthodox Saints

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…

The skull relic of St. Richarius

St. Richarius, Ricario, or Riquier,

Richarius (or in French, Riquier) was born about the year 560 in a village then known as Centula (Pontheiu) in today’s North-West France. He fell asleep in the Lord in peace on April 26, 645 in Crecy, France. He was a Frankish hermit, monk,…

St. Mellitus

SAINT MELLITUS, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY by Dr. Vladimir Moss

SAINT MELLITUS, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY      Our holy Father Mellitus was a Roman monk, who in 601 was sent by St. Gregory the Great, Pope of Rome, to serve as a missionary in England, helping St. Augustine of Canterbury.      Having consolidated…

St. Enda of Ireland

Saint Enda Abbot of Aran, March 21

Abbot of Aran Born Meath, Ireland Fell asleep in the Lord c.530 Saint Enda of Aran (Éanna, Éinne or Endeus) is an Irish saint. His feast day is 21 March. Enda was a warrior-king of Oriel in Ulster, converted by his sister, Saint Fanchea, an abbess. About 484…