Celtic and Old English Saints 8 September "The Lives of the Saints are nothing else but the life of the Lord Christ, repeated in every saint in a greater or lesser degree in this or that form. More precisely it is the life of the Lord Christ continued through the saints, the life of the incarnate God, the Logos, the God-man Jesus Christ who became man." ~ St. Justin Popovich
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * St. Cynfarch of Wales * St. Ina and St. Ethelburga =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= St. Cynfarch of Wales (Kingsmark,Cynfarch Oer, Kinemark) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Died 5th century. Saint Cynfarch is said to have been a Scottish chieftain who lived in Wales, where some churches are dedicated to him. The book of Llan Dav relates that he was a disciple of Saint Dyfrig and lent his name to Llangynfarch near Chepstow. One church dedicated to a Cynfarch at Llanfair Dyffryn, Clwyd, used to have a Sanctus Kynvarch represented in a stained-glass window (Benedictines, Farmer). Troparion of St Cynfarch tone 8 Seeing that many were brought to Christ by the radiant example of thy virtuous life/ and thy missionary labours, O holy Cynfarch,/ pray that we too may follow thee/ in the service of our Saviour, that our souls may be saved. St.Ina and St. Ethelburga ---------------------------------- Died at Rome, Italy, 727-730. It is said that Ina was an Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex (688- 726), who had a reputation as a trouble maker, but whose wife Ethelburga taught him right uses of his power and possessions. He is best remembered for restoring Glastonbury Abbey. He abdicated about 726 in order to make a pilgrimage with Ethelburga to Rome, where they ended their days in piety and penance (Benedictines, Encyclopaedia). Lives kindly supplied by: For All the Saints: http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/ss-index.htm These Lives are archived at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/celt-saints *****************************************
