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SAINT ERADDUS, BISHOP - 2 MARCH

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH   Saints celebrated on the 2nd of March SAINT ERADDUS, BISHOP A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's Saints' books, "Stammenbuch..." (1693) Saint Eraddus is said to have been a monk in England who later became archbishop of York. The Bollandists *, however, suggest that this saint, rather than being another bishop, is the same person as Saint Ceadda , who is venerated on that very day. (I. 125) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 76-77) *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 Eraddus 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): b...