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). Saint Frithbert was consecrated Bishop of Hexham on September 8, 734, by Archbishop Egbert. During the imprisonment of Cynewulf, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Frithbert had charge of that see. He was Bishop of Hexham thirty-two years, and died December 23, 766. In 1154, when the bones of various saints of Hexham were translated, Frithbert's were found with an inscription on the coffer. One of his teeth was preserved at Durham. Source: G. Miles, The Bishops of Lindisfarne, Hexham, Chester-le-Street, and Durham A.D. 635 - 1020 Being an Introduction to the Ecclesiastical History of Northumbria (London, 1898,) 271. http://www.archive.org/details/bishopsoflindisf00mileiala The death of St Frithbert is recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: A.D. 766 . This year died Archbishop Egbert at York, on the thirteenth day before the calends of December, who was bishop thirty-six winters; and Frithbert at Hexham, who was bishop there thirty-four winters. Ethelbert was consecrated to York, and Elmund to Hexham. A photograph showing the seven canonised Saxon bishops of Hexham on the former reredos, Hexham Abbey which features St Frithbert can be seen here: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/748677 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 ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
