ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 12th of October WELCOME! SAINT EDWIN, KING OF NORTHUMBRIA He is also known as Æduini. The first Christian King of Northumbria, born about 585, son of Ælla, King of Deira, the southern division of Northumbria; he died October 12, 633. Upon Ælla’s death in 588, the sovereignty over both divisions of Northumbria was usurped by Ethebric of Bernicia, and retained at his death by his son Ethelfrid; Edwin, Ælla’s infant son, being compelled until his thirtieth year to wander from one friendly prince to another, in continual danger from Ethelfrid’s attempts upon his life. Thus when he was residing with King Redwald of East Anglia, Ethelfrid repeatedly endeavoured to bribe the latter to destroy him. Finally, however, Redwald’s refusal to betray his guest led in 616 to a battle, fought upon the river Idle, in which Ethelfrid himself was slain, and Edwin was invited to the throne of Northumbria. On the death o...