[celt-saints] 1 August
Celtic and Old English Saints 1 August =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * St. Kenneth of Wales * St. Aethelwold of Winchester * St. Peregrinus of Modena * St. Rioch of Innisboffin * St. Aled of Brecknock * St. Sidwell * St. Secundel of Brittany =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= St. Kenneth of Wales, Hermit (Cenydd, Kyned, Kened, Keneth, Kined) - Died 6th century; feast of his translation is June 27. Saint Kenneth is believed to have been a Welsh hermit, the son of a chieftain. Welsh tradition, however, makes him the son of Saint Gildas (f.d. January 29), one of the most important Welsh monks. He married and had at least one son then became a monk under Saint Illtyd (f.d. November 6). Thereafter, Kenneth was a hermit who made his cell among the rocks in the peninsula of Gower and founded Llangenydd. He later went to Brittany, where Ploumelin is the centre of his cultus. An extraordinary event is connected with Kenneth's name that is recorded in Welsh sources. Kenneth was born a cripple in Brittany, placed in a cradle of osiers, and dropped into a stream, like Moses, which took him to the island of "Henisweryn." He survived there because of a series of miracles and angelic interventions. Educated as a Christian, he became a hermit and was joined by a servant. This man stole the lance of some robbers to whom Kenneth had extended hospitality. Later, Saint David of Wales (f.d. March 1) cured Kenneth of his deformity, but the saint was displeased and asked that it be restored as it was before. A breast-shaped bell figures prominently in this unfinished tale, which ends abruptly without resolution. Saint Kenneth, however, is no legendary figure. The calendar and place-names point to his existence. His feast is celebrated in Wales, Brittany, and England (Benedictines, Farmer). Icon of St Kenneth http://www.thehtm.org/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=27_50_87&products_id=311&osCsid=51ab970b75244b5095adcbe8ed16a1cb Troparion of St Kenneth tone 2 Rejecting thy princely dignity and worldly position,/ thou didst retire to the desert, O righteous Kenneth, / and as we rejoice in thy God-pleasing asceticism,/ beseech Christ our God that He will save our souls. St. Aethelwold of Winchester, Bishop (Ethelwold) Born in Winchester, England, c. 908-912; died at Beddington, 984; feast at Abingdon is August 2; feast of his translation is September 10; Ely used to keep a "commemoratio" on October 8 in his honour, while Deeping and Thorney Abbeys observed an "exceptio" on October 23. Together with Saint Dunstan (f.d. May 19) and Saint Oswald of York (f.d. February 28), Aehelwold was a leader in the revival of English monasticism in the 10th century following its near eradication by the Danes during their raids. He served at the court of King Athelstan (924-39), but left to seek priestly ordination at the hands of Saint Alphege the Bald (f.d. April 19) on the same day as his friend Saint Dunstan. When Dunstan became abbot of Glastonbury in 943 and restore Benedictine observance there, the priest Aethelwold joined the community and became one of its deans and prior. Not entirely satisfied with the reformation at Glastonbury, he asked to be allowed to go to France to study the reforms initiated at Cluny. Instead, in 955, King Edred made him abbot of the derelict Abingdon Abbey in Berkshire and entrusted to Aethelwold its restoration. He added to the community monks from Glastonbury and priests from elsewhere, and built a new church that incorporated elements of the old. He sent his disciple Osgar to study at Fleury in his place. When Dunstan was exiled by King Edwy about 956, Aethelwold became the most important figure in the monastic reformation. He also came near secular power in his role as tutor to the future king, Saint Edgar the Peaceful (f.d. July 8). In 963, he was consecrated bishop of Winchester in Wessex. The following year King Edgar and Aethelwold replaced secular canons with Benedictines from Abingdon. In this way he founded the first monastic cathedral, a specifically English institution that lasted until the Reformation. The next year, Aethelwold replaced the priests with monks at Newminster. From this point the monastic reform became closely associated with the king, whose palace was very near the cathedral. He also founded or restored many abbeys, including those of Newminster and Nunnaminster in Winchester in 965, Milton Abbas (Dorset) in 964, Chertsey, Peterborough (966), Thorney (972), and Ely (970). Aethelwold sometimes spent the entirety of Lent in seclusion at Thorney Abbey, where he built a church with an apse at both ends. His charter survives for the endowment of Peterborough with land, serfs, cattle, church plate, and 20 manuscripts. This austere, able, and dynamic priest was given the nickname, "The Father of Monks." The scribe of his "Benedictional" called him a "Boa
[celt-saints] 1 August
Celtic and Old English Saints 1 August =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * St. Kenneth of Wales * St. Aethelwold of Winchester * St. Peregrinus of Modena * St. Rioch of Innisboffin * St. Aled of Brecknock * St. Sidwell * St. Secundel of Brittany =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= St. Kenneth of Wales, Hermit (Cenydd, Kyned, Kened, Keneth, Kined) - Died 6th century; feast of his translation is June 27. Saint Kenneth is believed to have been a Welsh hermit, the son of a chieftain. Welsh tradition, however, makes him the son of Saint Gildas (f.d. January 29), one of the most important Welsh monks. He married and had at least one son then became a monk under Saint Illtyd (f.d. November 6). Thereafter, Kenneth was a hermit who made his cell among the rocks in the peninsula of Gower and founded Llangenydd. He later went to Brittany, where Ploumelin is the centre of his cultus. An extraordinary event is connected with Kenneth's name that is recorded in Welsh sources. Kenneth was born a cripple in Brittany, placed in a cradle of osiers, and dropped into a stream, like Moses, which took him to the island of "Henisweryn." He survived there because of a series of miracles and angelic interventions. Educated as a Christian, he became a hermit and was joined by a servant. This man stole the lance of some robbers to whom Kenneth had extended hospitality. Later, Saint David of Wales (f.d. March 1) cured Kenneth of his deformity, but the saint was displeased and asked that it be restored as it was before. A breast-shaped bell figures prominently in this unfinished tale, which ends abruptly without resolution. Saint Kenneth, however, is no legendary figure. The calendar and place-names point to his existence. His feast is celebrated in Wales, Brittany, and England (Benedictines, Farmer). Icon of St Kenneth http://www.thehtm.org/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=27_50_87&products_id=311&osCsid=51ab970b75244b5095adcbe8ed16a1cb Troparion of St Kenneth tone 2 Rejecting thy princely dignity and worldly position,/ thou didst retire to the desert, O righteous Kenneth, / and as we rejoice in thy God-pleasing asceticism,/ beseech Christ our God that He will save our souls. St. Aethelwold of Winchester, Bishop (Ethelwold) Born in Winchester, England, c. 908-912; died at Beddington, 984; feast at Abingdon is August 2; feast of his translation is September 10; Ely used to keep a "commemoratio" on October 8 in his honour, while Deeping and Thorney Abbeys observed an "exceptio" on October 23. Together with Saint Dunstan (f.d. May 19) and Saint Oswald of York (f.d. February 28), Aehelwold was a leader in the revival of English monasticism in the 10th century following its near eradication by the Danes during their raids. He served at the court of King Athelstan (924-39), but left to seek priestly ordination at the hands of Saint Alphege the Bald (f.d. April 19) on the same day as his friend Saint Dunstan. When Dunstan became abbot of Glastonbury in 943 and restore Benedictine observance there, the priest Aethelwold joined the community and became one of its deans and prior. Not entirely satisfied with the reformation at Glastonbury, he asked to be allowed to go to France to study the reforms initiated at Cluny. Instead, in 955, King Edred made him abbot of the derelict Abingdon Abbey in Berkshire and entrusted to Aethelwold its restoration. He added to the community monks from Glastonbury and priests from elsewhere, and built a new church that incorporated elements of the old. He sent his disciple Osgar to study at Fleury in his place. When Dunstan was exiled by King Edwy about 956, Aethelwold became the most important figure in the monastic reformation. He also came near secular power in his role as tutor to the future king, Saint Edgar the Peaceful (f.d. July 8). In 963, he was consecrated bishop of Winchester in Wessex. The following year King Edgar and Aethelwold replaced secular canons with Benedictines from Abingdon. In this way he founded the first monastic cathedral, a specifically English institution that lasted until the Reformation. The next year, Aethelwold replaced the priests with monks at Newminster. From this point the monastic reform became closely associated with the king, whose palace was very near the cathedral. He also founded or restored many abbeys, including those of Newminster and Nunnaminster in Winchester in 965, Milton Abbas (Dorset) in 964, Chertsey, Peterborough (966), Thorney (972), and Ely (970). Aethelwold sometimes spent the entirety of Lent in seclusion at Thorney Abbey, where he built a church with an apse at both ends. His charter survives for the endowment of Peterborough with land, serfs, cattle, church plate, and 20 manuscripts. This austere, able, and dynamic priest was given the nickname, "The Father of Monks." The scribe of his "Benedictional" called him a "Boa
[celt-saints] 1 August
Celtic and Old English Saints 1 August =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * St. Kenneth of Wales * St. Aethelwold of Winchester * St. Peregrinus of Modena * St. Rioch of Innisboffin * St. Aled of Brecknock * St. Sidwell * St. Secundel of Brittany =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= St. Kenneth of Wales, Hermit (Cenydd, Kyned, Kened, Keneth, Kined) - Died 6th century; feast of his translation is June 27. Saint Kenneth is believed to have been a Welsh hermit, the son of a chieftain. Welsh tradition, however, makes him the son of Saint Gildas (f.d. January 29), one of the most important Welsh monks. He married and had at least one son then became a monk under Saint Illtyd (f.d. November 6). Thereafter, Kenneth was a hermit who made his cell among the rocks in the peninsula of Gower and founded Llangenydd. He later went to Brittany, where Ploumelin is the centre of his cultus. An extraordinary event is connected with Kenneth's name that is recorded in Welsh sources. Kenneth was born a cripple in Brittany, placed in a cradle of osiers, and dropped into a stream, like Moses, which took him to the island of "Henisweryn." He survived there because of a series of miracles and angelic interventions. Educated as a Christian, he became a hermit and was joined by a servant. This man stole the lance of some robbers to whom Kenneth had extended hospitality. Later, Saint David of Wales (f.d. March 1) cured Kenneth of his deformity, but the saint was displeased and asked that it be restored as it was before. A breast-shaped bell figures prominently in this unfinished tale, which ends abruptly without resolution. Saint Kenneth, however, is no legendary figure. The calendar and place-names point to his existence. His feast is celebrated in Wales, Brittany, and England (Benedictines, Farmer). Icon of St Kenneth http://www.thehtm.org/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=27_50_87&products_id=311&osCsid=51ab970b75244b5095adcbe8ed16a1cb Troparion of St Kenneth tone 2 Rejecting thy princely dignity and worldly position,/ thou didst retire to the desert, O righteous Kenneth, / and as we rejoice in thy God-pleasing asceticism,/ beseech Christ our God that He will save our souls. St. Aethelwold of Winchester, Bishop (Ethelwold) Born in Winchester, England, c. 908-912; died at Beddington, 984; feast at Abingdon is August 2; feast of his translation is September 10; Ely used to keep a "commemoratio" on October 8 in his honour, while Deeping and Thorney Abbeys observed an "exceptio" on October 23. Together with Saint Dunstan (f.d. May 19) and Saint Oswald of York (f.d. February 28), Aehelwold was a leader in the revival of English monasticism in the 10th century following its near eradication by the Danes during their raids. He served at the court of King Athelstan (924-39), but left to seek priestly ordination at the hands of Saint Alphege the Bald (f.d. April 19) on the same day as his friend Saint Dunstan. When Dunstan became abbot of Glastonbury in 943 and restore Benedictine observance there, the priest Aethelwold joined the community and became one of its deans and prior. Not entirely satisfied with the reformation at Glastonbury, he asked to be allowed to go to France to study the reforms initiated at Cluny. Instead, in 955, King Edred made him abbot of the derelict Abingdon Abbey in Berkshire and entrusted to Aethelwold its restoration. He added to the community monks from Glastonbury and priests from elsewhere, and built a new church that incorporated elements of the old. He sent his disciple Osgar to study at Fleury in his place. When Dunstan was exiled by King Edwy about 956, Aethelwold became the most important figure in the monastic reformation. He also came near secular power in his role as tutor to the future king, Saint Edgar the Peaceful (f.d. July 8). In 963, he was consecrated bishop of Winchester in Wessex. The following year King Edgar and Aethelwold replaced secular canons with Benedictines from Abingdon. In this way he founded the first monastic cathedral, a specifically English institution that lasted until the Reformation. The next year, Aethelwold replaced the priests with monks at Newminster. From this point the monastic reform became closely associated with the king, whose palace was very near the cathedral. He also founded or restored many abbeys, including those of Newminster and Nunnaminster in Winchester in 965, Milton Abbas (Dorset) in 964, Chertsey, Peterborough (966), Thorney (972), and Ely (970). Aethelwold sometimes spent the entirety of Lent in seclusion at Thorney Abbey, where he built a church with an apse at both ends. His charter survives for the endowment of Peterborough with land, serfs, cattle, church plate, and 20 manuscripts. This austere, able, and dynamic priest was given the nickname, "The Father of Monks." The scribe of his "Benedictional" called him a "Boa