Celtic and Old English Saints 27 March =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * St. Alkeld * St. Suairlech of Fore =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
St. Alkeld (Athilda), Virgin --------------------------------------------------------- Died c. 800 (?). Two churches--at Middleham, Yorkshire, and Giggleswick, West Riding--are dedicated to Saint Alkeld. Local tradition claims that she was a Saxon princess (and probably a nun). Apparently she was strangled by Danish pirates (or their women), because that is how she is depicted in an ancient painting. She was buried in a church at Middleham. Edward IV's patent survives that enabled his brother Richard (later Richard III) to establish the college of Middleham in honour of Christ, His Mother, and Saint Alkeld (Benedictines, Farmer). St. Suairlech of Fore, Bishop --------------------------------------------------------- Died c. 750. First bishop of Fore, Westmeath, Ireland, from c. 735 until his death (Benedictines). ******************************** Suppliers of Icons of Celtic Saints for the church or the prayer corner at home. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/celt-saints/message/2875 ********************************* 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 A Beginner's Guide to Irish Gaelic pronunciation http://www.standingstones.com/gaelpron.html These Lives are archived at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/celt-saints *****************************************
