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OSWI, KING OF NORTHUMBERLAND - 15 FEBRUARY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY   Saints celebrated on the 15th of February WELCOME! OSWI, KING OF NORTHUMBERLAND Oswi (Oswy, Oswius ), King of Northumberland, died in A.D. 670. During his reign,  Saint Hilda  held a council (Synodus Pharensis) at Streaneshalch in the year 664, and at it negotiated the celebration of Easter and the tonsure of the clergy. It was in her convent that his daughter, Saint Elfleda, was educated. His wife  Eanfleda  is a saint, too.  (II. 804 .  cf. 779). (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 634) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org