[celt-saints] 26 December
Celtic and Old English Saints 26 December =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * St. Tathai of Wales * St. Amaethlu of Anglesey * St. Jarlath of Tuam =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= St. Tathai of Wales, Hermit of Glamorganshire, Abbot of Llantathan Nephew of Saint Sampson of Dol, Brittany --- (also known as Meuthin, Tathan, Tahai, Tathaeus, Tathar, Athaeus) 5th century or early 6th century. Nephew of Saint Samson of Dol, this Irish saint planted himself in the land of Wales, first as a hermit, where he founded a church at Glamorganshire and bore good fruit. His monastery at Llantathan, named after him, was one of the most famous schools in Wales. From there he went to Caerwent (Gwent), where he founded another monastic school that produced the great Celtic scholar, Saint Cadoc. According to his vita, Tathai was famous as a miracle-worker and as the Father of all Gwent, he was the defender of the woodland country . . . he was never angry . . . whatever was given to him, he gave to others . . . no one was more generous in the West for receiving guests and giving them hospitality. Both Caerwent and Llantathan claim to be the place where he died (Benedictines, Encyclopaedia, Farmer, Montague). Troparion of St Tathai tone 8 Teacher of true piety and blessed adornment of Christ's Church, O Father Tathai:/ as thou didst serve Wales with thy tireless endeavours, teach us, O Saint, the virtues of unshakeable stability and loyalty to the true Faith,/ that at the end Christ our God will grant great mercy to our souls. St. Amaethlu (Maethlu) of Anglesey (of Wales) - 6th century. Amaethlu founded a church in Anglesey, Wales, which is now dedicated to him under the name Llanfaethlu (Benedictines). St. Jarlath, Bishop of Tuam, Ireland --- Born c. 445 at Connaught. Died c. 540. Irish nobility. Having studied under St. Benen (Benignus), he founded a monastery and college at Cloonfush, near Tuam, which soon attracted scholars from all parts of Ireland. The fame of Cloonfush is sufficiently attested by two of its pupils, St. Brendan of Ardfert, and St. Colman of Cloyne. But, great teacher as he was, he went, through humility, to avail himself of the instruction of St. Enda at Arran about 495. He removed to Tuam about the second decade of sixth century. St. Jarlath is included in the second order of Irish saints, and on that account he must have lived to the year 540. The Felire of Aengus tells us that he was noted for his fasting, watching, and mortification. Three hundred times by day and three hundred times by night did this saint bend the knee in prayer, and he was also endowed with the gift of prophecy. His feast is kept on 6 June, being the date of the translation of his relics to a church specially built in his honour, adjoining the cathedral of Tuam. His remains were encased in a silver shrine, whence the church--built in the thirteenth century--was called Teampul na scrin, that is the church of the shrine. 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
[celt-saints] 26 December
Celtic and Old English Saints 26 December =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * St. Tathai of Wales * St. Amaethlu of Anglesey * St. Jarlath of Tuam =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= St. Tathai of Wales, Hermit of Glamorganshire, Abbot of Llantathan Nephew of Saint Sampson of Dol, Brittany --- (also known as Meuthin, Tathan, Tahai, Tathaeus, Tathar, Athaeus) 5th century or early 6th century. Nephew of Saint Samson of Dol, this Irish saint planted himself in the land of Wales, first as a hermit, where he founded a church at Glamorganshire and bore good fruit. His monastery at Llantathan, named after him, was one of the most famous schools in Wales. From there he went to Caerwent (Gwent), where he founded another monastic school that produced the great Celtic scholar, Saint Cadoc. According to his vita, Tathai was famous as a miracle-worker and as the Father of all Gwent, he was the defender of the woodland country . . . he was never angry . . . whatever was given to him, he gave to others . . . no one was more generous in the West for receiving guests and giving them hospitality. Both Caerwent and Llantathan claim to be the place where he died (Benedictines, Encyclopaedia, Farmer, Montague). Troparion of St Tathai tone 8 Teacher of true piety and blessed adornment of Christ's Church, O Father Tathai:/ as thou didst serve Wales with thy tireless endeavours, teach us, O Saint, the virtues of unshakeable stability and loyalty to the true Faith,/ that at the end Christ our God will grant great mercy to our souls. St. Amaethlu (Maethlu) of Anglesey (of Wales) - 6th century. Amaethlu founded a church in Anglesey, Wales, which is now dedicated to him under the name Llanfaethlu (Benedictines). St. Jarlath, Bishop of Tuam, Ireland --- Born c. 445 at Connaught. Died c. 540. Irish nobility. Having studied under St. Benen (Benignus), he founded a monastery and college at Cloonfush, near Tuam, which soon attracted scholars from all parts of Ireland. The fame of Cloonfush is sufficiently attested by two of its pupils, St. Brendan of Ardfert, and St. Colman of Cloyne. But, great teacher as he was, he went, through humility, to avail himself of the instruction of St. Enda at Arran about 495. He removed to Tuam about the second decade of sixth century. St. Jarlath is included in the second order of Irish saints, and on that account he must have lived to the year 540. The Felire of Aengus tells us that he was noted for his fasting, watching, and mortification. Three hundred times by day and three hundred times by night did this saint bend the knee in prayer, and he was also endowed with the gift of prophecy. His feast is kept on 6 June, being the date of the translation of his relics to a church specially built in his honour, adjoining the cathedral of Tuam. His remains were encased in a silver shrine, whence the church--built in the thirteenth century--was called Teampul na scrin, that is the church of the shrine. 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
[celt-saints] 26 December
Celtic and Old English Saints 26 December =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * St. Tathai of Wales * St. Amaethlu of Anglesey * St. Jarlath of Tuam =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= St. Tathai of Wales, Hermit of Glamorganshire, Abbot of Llantathan Nephew of Saint Sampson of Dol, Brittany --- (also known as Meuthin, Tathan, Tahai, Tathaeus, Tathar, Athaeus) 5th century or early 6th century. Nephew of Saint Samson of Dol, this Irish saint planted himself in the land of Wales, first as a hermit, where he founded a church at Glamorganshire and bore good fruit. His monastery at Llantathan, named after him, was one of the most famous schools in Wales. From there he went to Caerwent (Gwent), where he founded another monastic school that produced the great Celtic scholar, Saint Cadoc. According to his vita, Tathai was famous as a miracle-worker and as the Father of all Gwent, he was the defender of the woodland country . . . he was never angry . . . whatever was given to him, he gave to others . . . no one was more generous in the West for receiving guests and giving them hospitality. Both Caerwent and Llantathan claim to be the place where he died (Benedictines, Encyclopaedia, Farmer, Montague). Troparion of St Tathai tone 8 Teacher of true piety and blessed adornment of Christ's Church, O Father Tathai:/ as thou didst serve Wales with thy tireless endeavours, teach us, O Saint, the virtues of unshakeable stability and loyalty to the true Faith,/ that at the end Christ our God will grant great mercy to our souls. St. Amaethlu (Maethlu) of Anglesey (of Wales) - 6th century. Amaethlu founded a church in Anglesey, Wales, which is now dedicated to him under the name Llanfaethlu (Benedictines). St. Jarlath, Bishop of Tuam, Ireland --- Born c. 445 at Connaught. Died c. 540. Irish nobility. Having studied under St. Benen (Benignus), he founded a monastery and college at Cloonfush, near Tuam, which soon attracted scholars from all parts of Ireland. The fame of Cloonfush is sufficiently attested by two of its pupils, St. Brendan of Ardfert, and St. Colman of Cloyne. But, great teacher as he was, he went, through humility, to avail himself of the instruction of St. Enda at Arran about 495. He removed to Tuam about the second decade of sixth century. St. Jarlath is included in the second order of Irish saints, and on that account he must have lived to the year 540. The Felire of Aengus tells us that he was noted for his fasting, watching, and mortification. Three hundred times by day and three hundred times by night did this saint bend the knee in prayer, and he was also endowed with the gift of prophecy. His feast is kept on 6 June, being the date of the translation of his relics to a church specially built in his honour, adjoining the cathedral of Tuam. His remains were encased in a silver shrine, whence the church--built in the thirteenth century--was called Teampul na scrin, that is the church of the shrine. 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 Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/celt-saints/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/celt-saints/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
