Saints of the
British Isles with Ireland
This is a resource page which is under construction.
The Saints of Bedfordshire
by Reader Paul
With the blessing of Fr Stephen, a prayer has been produced for the Parish, entitled the “Intercession to All The Saints of Bedfordshire”. Click on the link below.
Part 1 - Saints Diuma, Cedd, Betti and Adda
Part 2 - St. Fremund
Part 3 - St. Kyneburga
The news arrived in March 2020 that remains in the church of St. Mary and St. Eanswythe, Folkestone, are almost certainly those of the seventh century saint Eanswythe.
Feast of All Saints of the British Isles and Ireland, 2020: Recording of Fr. Joseph's Bible study.
This includes presentations about St. Wite (see below) , St. Eanswythe (see above), St. Cedd, (and for the following, see below): St. Swithun of Winchester, the Grand Duchess St. Elizabeth and St. Ciaran of Clonmacnoise. Please also find below a link to the slideshow that accompanies the first part of the recording.
“Gwnewch y pethau bychain mewn bywyd”, as the Welsh say, or, "Do the little things in life". These were the last words of St. David of Wales. Watch a video about his life below.
St. Urith of Chittlehampton, Virgin Martyr
Troparion:
O holy Virgin Martyr Urith/ who didst suffer martyrdom in a Devon village/ and didst patiently endure the jealousy of thy pagan stepmother;/ pray for the faithful/ who are today suffering persecution,/ that evil may be destroyed and that God may be glorified,/ that we may cry to thee: Rejoice, O Virgin Urith.
FOUR-DAY PROCESSION WITH RELICS OF ST. OLAF AGAINST CORONAVIRUS HELD IN NORWAY
St. Ethelburga
The Saints of Barking Abbey
Venerable Hilda, Abbess of Whitby
St. Caesarius of Arles
(not a British saint, but his sermons had great influence on Old English literature)
St. Sebbi, King of the East Saxons
Venerable Guthlac of Crowland
St. Bega, Abbess of Copeland, Cumbria
St. Birinus, Bishop of Dorchester-on-Thames, Enlightener of Wessex
St. Edward the Martyr, King of England
St. Mobhi of Glasnevin
St. Edwin of Northumbria, King and Martyr
St. Wilfrid of York
Venerable Gall, Irish Monk and Enlightener of Switzerland
Martyrs Ethelred and Ethelbert, princes of Kent (Document from Orthodox Basildon)
St. Eata of Hexham
St. Ia of Cornwall
St. Odran of Iona
Apostle Aristobulus
St. Cadfan of Bardsey
St. Winifred of Treffynon
St. Clether of Cornwall
St. Birnstan, Bishop of Winchester
St. Kea, Bishop of Devon and Cornwall
St. Cybi, Abbot of Cornwall and Wales
St. Illtyd, Abbot of Llanilltyd Fawr
St. Cowey of Portaferry
St. Tyssilio, Abbot of Meifod
A New Saint
St. Sophrony of Essex (1896-1993)
Elder Sophrony of the Monastery of St. John the Baptist, Tolleshunt Knights, Essex was glorified as a saiknt in November 2019. See ten different icons of St. Sophrony in the gallery below.
