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ST GUTHLAC, PRIEST AND HERMIT - 11 APRIL

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 11th of April WELCOME! SAINT GUTHLAC, PRIEST AND HERMIT Saint Guthlac According to a source cited by the Bollandists *, the name Guthlac signifies " gift of war " - derived from gut or gund (war) and lac (gift). This holy hermit Guthlac [ Guthlake ] sprang from a very noble - and according to some sources, royal - English lineage. He was born in the year 673 (or 667). Initially, he served as a warrior under King Ethelred of Mercia. However, witnessing how deeply God was offended in that environment, he withdrew at the age of twenty-four and entered the monastery of Repton ( Reponium, Ripandum) , where he lived for two years. In 699, with his superior's permission, he retired to the island of Croyland, accompanied by four companions (or two, according to Migne *). There, having been ordained a priest by Saint Hedda , Bishop of Dorchester, he led an edifying life for fifteen years, devoting himself...

ST CISSA, HERMIT AND CONFESSOR - 31 OCTOBER

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 31st of October WELCOME! SAINT CISSA, HERMIT AND CONFESSOR Saint Cissa is commemorated on October 31. According to Migne * and an old Benedictine martyrology, he was a hermit and confessor on the island of Croyland, and a disciple and heir to the cell and sanctity of Saint Guthlake . (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 620) *A hagiography source used by the authors Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Cissa may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

ALL SAINTS OF THE ORDER OF ST BENEDICT - 13 NOVEMBER

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 13th of November WELCOME! ALL SAINTS OF THE ORDER OF ST BENEDICT Saint Benedict of Nursia The collective feast day for all members of the order is celebrated annually on November 13 as the Feast of All Saints of the Order of Saint Benedict , who composed the Benedictine Rule, a book of strict yet balanced guidelines for monks living in community. Its core principles focus on prayer, manual labour, and obedience. Illuminated manuscript, c. 1260: Saint Benedict blessing a group of monks ORIGINS OF THE BENEDICTINES The origins of the Benedictines are not the same as most religious orders. Saint Benedict did not set out to found a religious order. Instead he wrote the Rule for his monastery at Monte Cassino and for the other monasteries he founded. He made the Rule freely available to any other community who wanted it, and over the centuries it was taken up by thousands of individual communities, of m...

ABINGDON ABBEY

WELCOME! ABINGDON ABBEY Trendell's Folly, Abbey Gardens These ruins, which have been salvaged from elsewhere in the town and rebuilt here, are fragments from Abingdon Abbey, Abingdon-on-Thames, England (oxfordshire, historically Berkshire). Abingdon-on-Thames is believed to be Britain's oldest continuously inhabited town, with archaeological evidence showing human settlement for over 6,000 years. The earliest monastery was founded there circa 675 either by Cissa, viceroy of Centwine, king of the West Saxons, or by his nephew Hean, in honour of the Virgin Mary, for twelve Benedictine monks. Cissa was buried at the abbey. Endowed by successive West Saxon kings, it grew in importance and wealth until its destruction by the Danes in the reign of King Alfred . Diploma of King Æthelred for Abingdon Abbey AD 993 (detail) The abbey was rebuilt during King Eadred's rule. In 954, the monarch appointed Æthelwold , later Bishop of Winchester, abbot. He was one o...

ST ABADIR, MARTYR OF ANTINOE - 24 SEPTEMBER

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 24th of September WELCOME! SAINT ABADIR, MARTYR OF ANTINOE Saint Abadir, a martyr at Antinoe in Egypt, was the brother of Saint Heraïs (or Rhaïs )[ Herais ]. Together with her and many other Christians - priests, deacons, and virgins - he was put on a ship, transported from Alexandria to Antinoe, and there put to death amidst cruel torments for the sake of the faith. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Abadir may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

ST HERAIS, VIRGIN AND MARTYR - 5 SEPTEMBER

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 5th of September WELCOME! SAINT HERAIS, VIRGIN AND MARTYR Saint Heraïs [Herais], Virgin and Martyr suffered near Alexandria [in Antinoe] under Emperor Maximian - that is, about a hundred years later than the aforementioned Saint Heraïs . She was killed after cruel torments, but cannot be determined whether she eventually met her end by the sword, as some hagiographers say, or by fire, as others claim. According to tradition, she was the daughter of a priest named Peter and was born at Tama in Egypt. The Bollandists * assume that the name Rhais [Rais] - by which she is also listed in some sources - is a corruption of the original name Heraïs . (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861) *A hagiography source used by the authors Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable ...