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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 24th of February WELCOME! SAINT ADELA OF NORMANDY, WIDOW Saint Adela was born sometime around the year 1067 and was the youngest daughter of William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy and King of England, and his wife Mathilde of Flanders. Adela was very well educated, spoke several languages, and was deeply religious.  SHE GOT MARRIED Around the year 1080, she married Stephen III, Count of Blois, who was one of the richest men in Europe. Together they had eleven children although some of them may have been Stephen’s children from a previous marriage because he was twenty years older than Adela. SHE SUPPORTED SCHOLARS AND POETS Adela supported scholars and poets at her court, and this significantly contributed to the spiritual and cultural life of her time. She continued this support all of her life. She also generously endowed abbeys and churches with money so they could expand and preserve the culture and arts of the ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY ➡️ Tomorrow ⬅️ Yesterday Saint of the Day Saint feast day February 24 Saint Ethelbert of Kent, Confessor Saint Adela of Normandy   Arno, Archbishop of Salzburg Saint Biristan, Bishop of Winchester Conrad of Perugia, Religious Hassea, Virgin Blessed Josef Mayr-Nusser Saint Lethard, Bishop of Senlis Saint Orbanus, Martyr of Nicomedia Ottilia of Belgré, Virgin Saint Palphetrus, Martyr Saint Pretextatus, Archbishop of Rouen, Martyr Saint Primitiva, Martyr Blessed Robert of Arbrissel, Priest Saint Sergius of Cappadocia, Martyr Blessed Thomas Maria Fusco, Priest and Founder Saint Lucian and Companions, Martyrs Saint Montanus and Companions, Martyrs at Carthage -2402-

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 24th of February WELCOME! SAINT ETHELBERT OF KENT, CONFESSOR Saint Ethelbert was king of Kent, the fifth descendant from Hengist, who first settled the English Saxons in Britain, in 448, and the foundation of whose kingdom is dated in 455. Ethelbert married, in his father’s life-time, Bertha, the only daughter of Charibert, king of Paris, and cousin-german to Clotaire, king of Soissons, and Childebert, king of Austrasia, whose two sons, Theodobert, and Theodoric, or Thierry, reigned after his death, the one in Austrasia, the other in Burgundy.  HIS VERY PIOUS WIFE Ethelbert succeeded his father Ermenric in 560. His queen Bertha was a very zealous and pious Christian princess, and by the articles of her marriage had free liberty to exercise her religion; for which purpose she was attended by a venerable French prelate, named Luidhard, or Lethard, bishop of Senlis. He officiated constantly in an old church dedicated to...