Celtic and Old English Saints 6 October =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * St. Ceollach of Mercia * St. Cummian the White * St. Lalluwy * St. Failbhe of Scotland =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
St. Ceollach (Ceallaeach) of Mercia, Bishop ------------------------------------------------------------ 7th century. There are 33 Irish saints by the name Ceollach: This disciple of Saint Columba (f.d. June 9) was bishop of Mercia or the Middle Angles of England. Having migrated from Iona to Lindisfarne, where Saint Finan (f.d. February 17) consecrated him as the successor to Saint Diuma. Ceollach did not remain long in England. He returned to Iona and died in his homeland. (D'Arcy, Fitzpatrick, Montalembert, Moran) St. Cummian the White, Abbot of Iona --------------------------------------------------- + 669. Born in Ireland, he became Abbot of Iona and wrote a life of St Columba. Icon of Saint Cummian http://www.allmercifulsavior.com/icons/Icons-Cummian.htm St. Lalluwy, Virgin -------------------------------------------------- Troparion of St Lalluwy tone 8 To this day Menheniot's sacred well/ witnesses to thy virtue, O pious Lalluwy./ As thou didst call forth a stream of living water from the earth,/ we pray thee, entreat Christ our God/ to pour forth for us the saving waters of eternal life. St. Failbhe, Abbot in Scotland ----------------------------------------- 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 *****************************************
