ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 20th of August WELCOME! SAINT OSWIN, KING AND MARTYR Ida, descended from Woden, landed with an army of English Saxons, at Flamborough in Yorkshire in 547, and founded the kingdom of Northumberland - or rather of that part of it called Bernicia - was succeeded by Ethelfrid, whose two sons, and successively heirs, Oswald and Oswi, established the faith of Christ in the northern parts of England. THE FAITH OF CHRIST WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE NORTHERN PARTS OF ENGLAND After the death of Ida, his cousin Aella, a descendant also from Woden, conquered Deira, or the rest of Yorkshire, to which afterwards Lancashire was added. His valiant and religious son Edwin embraced the Christian faith in 617, and sealed it with his blood in 633. St Oswald received the same crown in 642, whose brother Oswi inherited his crown. With his agreement his cousin Oswin, son of Osric, cousin-german to Edwi, having passed ten years ...