Celtic and Old English Saints 17 October =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * St. Louthiern of Cornwall * St. Nothelm of Canterbury * St. Colman of Kilroot * St. Ethelbert and St. Ethelred of Kent =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
St.Louthiern of Cornwall, Bishop -------------------------------------------------------------- 6th century. The Irish Saint Louthiern, patron of Saint Ludgvan in Cornwall, may be identical to Saint Luchtighern (f.d. April 28), abbot of Ennistymon, who is associated with Saint Ita (f.d. January 15) (Benedictines). Troparion of St Louthiern tone 1 Both in Ireland and in Cornwall thou didst win many souls for Christ/ by preaching and witness, O Father Louthiern./ Wherefore as we seek to emulate thy holy example, O Saint, beseech Christ our God that He both bless us and grant us His great mercy. St. Nothelm of Canterbury, Bishop -------------------------------------------------------------- Died c. 740. A priest in London, he was named archbishop of Canterbury in 734. In his preface to his "Ecclesiastical History," the historian the Venerable Bede (f.d. May 27) acknowledges that the chief authority for his work was Abbot Albinus, who passed along to him the recollections of Nothelm, including the research Nothelm had done in Roman archives on the history of Kent and adjacent areas. Nothelm was also a correspondent of Saint Boniface (f.d. June 5) (Benedictines, Delaney). St. Colman of Kilroot, Bishop -------------------------------------------------------------- 6th century. Bishop Colman of Kilroot, near Carrickfergus, was a disciple of Saint Ailbe of Emly (f.d. September 12). He retained his abbacy while also in the episcopal chair (Benedictines). Troparion of St Colman of Kilroot tone 1 Thou hast shown thyself to be a teacher of the Faith,/ guide of monastics and bright star of the Church, O Hierarch Colman./ Wherefore we cry to thee to intercede with Christ our God/ that He will save our souls. St. Ethelbert (Aedilberct, Ethelbricht) and St. Ethelred of Kent Martyrs -------------------------------------------------------------- Died c. 640-670; this is the feast of the translation of their relics. These are the sons of Ermenred and great-grandsons of King Saint Ethelbert of Kent (f.d. February 24), who were cruelly murdered by King Egbert of Kent's counsellor, Thunor, at Eastry (near Sandwich). Egbert was held accountable for the assassinations and founded Minster Abbey as a penance. Here their sister, Saint Ermenburga (f.d. November 19) was founding abbess of the convent. Saint Bede (f.d. May 25) does not mention them, and the source that does, leaves them unnamed. Apparently, there was competition for their relics, which were translated to Wakering in Essex. Finally, in the 10th century, Saint Oswald (f.d. February 28) enshrined their relics at Ramsey abbey in Huntingdonshire, where they are venerated (Attwater, Benedictines, Farmer). In art, this pair is portrayed as royal brothers, sometimes with swords (Roeder). They are also venerated at Canterbury (Farmer). Lives kindly supplied by: For All the Saints: http://users.erols.com/saintpat/ss/ss-index.htm These Lives are archived at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/celt-saints *****************************************
