Celtic and Old English Saints 23 December =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * St. Frithbert of Hexham * St. Mazota of Abernethy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
St. Frithbert of Hexham, Bishop (also known as Fridebert, Frithubeorht) ---------------------------------------------- Died 766. Frithbert succeeded Saint Acca as bishop of Hexham, which he governed for 34 years, and, in the interim, he also administered Lindisfarne while its bishop, Cynewulf, was in prison. His relics were discovered at Hexham in 1154 (Benedictines, Encyclopedia, Farmer). St. Mazota of Abernethy, Virgin -------------------------------------------- 8th century. Mazota was one of a band of 19 maidens who migrated from Ireland to Scotland to found the convent at Abernathy on the Tay. Mazota seems to have been their leader (Benedictines). Lives kindly supplied by: For All the Saints: http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/ss-index.htm An Alphabetical Index of the Saints of the West http://www.orthodoxengland.btinternet.co.uk/saintsa.htm These Lives are archived at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/celt-saints ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
