Celtic and Old English Saints 5 May =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * St. Diuma of Peterborough * St. Echa of Crayk * St. Hydroc of Lanhydroc * St. Gibrian of Ireland =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
St. Diuma, Bishop ------------------------- 7th century. Saint Diuma, a Scottish priest, was sent with Saint Cedd to convert Mercia and became its first bishop. His monastery, Saint Peter's, grew into the modern town of Peterborough (Benedictines, Montague). St. Echa (Etha) of Crayk, Hermit -------------------------------------------- Died 767. Echa was an Anglo-Saxon priest and monk-hermit at Crayk, near York, England (Benedictines). St. Hydroc (Hydoc) of Lanhydroc -------------------------------------------- 5th century. Hydroc, the patron saint of Lanhydroc, Cornwall, England, may have been a hermit. It is implausible that he is identical to the Irish Huydhran or Odran (Benedictines, Farmer). Troparion of St Hydroc tone 4 O holy Hydroc who didst witness for the Faith and shine in Cornwall:/ pray that the darkness of our present times may be dispersed by bold preachers like thyself,/ that God may be glorified in these lands. St. Gibrian, Hermit in Ireland --------------------------------------- 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 ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
