[celt-saints] 1 August

2010-07-30 Thread emrys
Celtic and Old English Saints  1 August

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* 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
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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

2009-07-31 Thread emrys
Celtic and Old English Saints  1 August

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* 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
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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

2008-07-30 Thread emrys
Celtic and Old English Saints  1 August

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* 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