Celtic and Old English Saints 7 January =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * St. Brannock of Braunton * St. Kentigerna of Loch Lomond * St. Cronan Beg of County Down =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
St. Brannock (Barnoc, Brannoc), Abbot -------------------------------------------------------- 6th century. Saint Brannock appears to have migrated from southern Wales into Devon, and to have founded a monastery at Braunton, near Barnstaple in Devonshire, where William Worcestre and Leland say he was buried. The traditions concerning him are sometimes uncertain. Some hagiographers identify him as the 6th-century Welsh missionary Saint Brynach (Bernach or Bernacus). Because there are two separate feasts at Exeter on April and January 7 for the respective saints, it is unlikely that they are the same person (Benedictines, Farmer). Troparion of St Brannock of Braunton tone 1 Righteous tutor of the children of Brychan, The Great Wonderworker. O wise Father Brannock,/ thou didst win many souls for Christ by thy tireless endeavours./ In Devon's Braunton Church are your concealed precious relics./ Pray that we, being ever mindful of our Orthodox heritage,/ may never deviate from the true faith,/ thereby, receive the, reward of the blest. Icon of St.Brannock: http://saints.oca.org/IconDirectory/LG/january/0107brannockbraunton.jpg St. Kentigerna of Loch Lomond, Widow -------------------------------------------------------- (also known as Caentigern, Quentigerna) Died on Inch Cailleach, Scotland, c. 733-734. Kentigerna was the mother of Saint Fillan and the daughter of Kelly (Cellach), prince of Leinster. She married a neighbouring prince, who was the father of Fillan. After her husband's death, she left Ireland with her missionary brother Saint Comghan and her son to lead the life of a recluse on the island of Inch Cailleach (or Inchebroida, according to some), in Loch Lomond, Scotland, where a church is dedicated in her name. Kentigerna is listed in the Aberdeen Breviary (Benedictines, Encyclopaedia, Farmer, Montague). St. Cronan Beg, Bishop ---------------------------------- 7th century. A bishop of ancient Aendrum, County Down, mentioned in connection with the paschal controversy in 640 (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 ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ 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/
