Celtic and Old English Saints 3 August =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * St. Mancus of Cornwall * St. Senach of Clonard * St. Trea of Ardtree =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
St. Mancus (Manaccus), Bishop --------------------------------- Date unknown. Mancus is the titular patron of Lanreath church in Cornwall, where, according to William Worcestre, his relics were venerated. His image appears in a 16th-century window at Saint Neot's Church in Cornwall (Farmer). St. Senach (Snach), Bishop of Clonard --------------------------------------- 6th century. A disciple of Saint Finnian (f.d. December 12) and his successor at Clonard (Benedictines). St. Trea of Ardtree, Hermitess ------------------------------------------------------------------ 5th century. After her conversion to Christianity by Saint Patrick (f.d. March 17), Saint Trea became a recluse at Ardtree in Derry, Ireland (Benedictines). Troparion of St Trea tone 3 Angels rejoiced in thy life of prayer, fasting and seclusion/ for the love of Christ our Saviour, O holy Trea./ Aware of our worldliness and lack of resolution,/ we turn to thee, O blessed one, beseeching thee to intercede for us with Christ our God that He will grant us great mercy. Sources: ======== Benedictine Monks of St. Augustine Abbey, Ramsgate. (1966). The Book of Saints:. NY: Thomas Y. Crowell. Farmer, D. H. (1997). The Oxford Dictionary of Saints. Oxford: Oxford University Press. For All the Saints: http://users.erols.com/saintpat/ss/ss-index.htm These Lives are archived at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/celt-saints *****************************************
