ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 29th of August WELCOME! SAINT SEBBI, KING AND CONFESSOR Saint Sebbi (or Sebba), a prince, was the son of Seward, and in the year 664, which was remarkable for a grievous pestilence, began to reign over the East Saxons, who inhabited the country which, now comprises Essex, Middlesex, and the greater part of Hertfordshire; he being the tenth king from Erkinwin, founder of that kingdom, in 527, and sixth from Sebert, the first Christian king, who founded St Paul’s church, and Thorney abbey, about the year 604. THE FATHER OF HIS PEOPLE Sebba was, by his wise and pious government, the father of his people, and a perfect model of all virtues, and on the throne sanctified his soul by the most heroic exercises of austere penance, profuse alms-deeds, and assiduous prayer. When he had reigned happily, and with great glory, during thirty years, he resigned his crown to his two sons, Sigeard and Senfrid, which he had...