[celt-saints] 7 January
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). A little more detail on St Cronan Beg from O'Hanlon: St. Cronan Beg, Bishop of Nendrum, County of Down. Seventh Century This prelate obtained his cognomen, probably owing to his being under the middle size. Cronan Beg, or " the little," bishop over the ancient Aendrum, had a festival on this day, according to the Martyrology of Donegal. The Martyrology of Tallagh simply registers Cronan, bishop, at the 7th of January. His place is now distinguished as Inis Mahee, in the county of Down. It is a portion of Tullynakill parish, and it lies about a quarter of a mile from the shore in Strangford Lough. This island is situated about thirteen miles N.N.E. from Downpatrick. The name of this present bishop will be found in a letter, written from Rome, A.D. 640, on the subject of the Pascal Controversy. In his tract on some of the Irish bishops, Duald Mac Firbis says, that perhaps this is he with whom Caendruim is placed; and his remark seems to have reference to a subsequent entry regarding the rest of Cronan, Bishop of Caondruim, who died about the year 639. Other, and more reliable, authorities place his demise at the 7th of January, a.d. 642." As may be seen, this date is only a little over a year later than the date of the epistle from Rome, addressed to him in common with other Irish bishops. Some very interesting remains of antiquity are yet traceable on Mahee Island. O'Hanlon's Lives of the Irish Saints, Volume 1, 89-90 http://www.archive.org/details/livesofirishsain01ohanuoft 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] 7 January
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
[celt-saints] 7 January
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/
