Celebrating
some of the saints from the South’s Christian inheritance of various lands:
Africa:
10th
– Holy Martyrs of Numidia; many bishops and others confined to hard labor in
mines, etc., but withstood the persecution heroically
11th
– St Paphnutius, a bishop who suffered at the hands of the Arians
11th
– St Theodora, a great picture of true repentance and humility
Belgium:
17th
– St Lambert of Maastrict, a great light in the West
Czechia:
28th
– St Wenceslas, a holy and virtuous prince, martyred by his own family (this is
the ‘Good King Wenceslas’ that is sung about at Christmas time)
Shorter
version
Longer
version
England:
6th
– St Bega, a holy anchoress in Cumbria
16th
– St Edith of Wilton, a holy nun greatly loved by all England
19th
– St Theodore, one of the greatest bishops of English history
25th
– St Ceolfrith, a great leader of the famous monastery of Wearmouth-Jarrow
30th
– St Honorius, Archbishop of Canterbury; the Faith made great progress in
England under his guidance
England/France:
6th
– Sts Felix and Augebert, ransomed slaves, martyred on their way to be
missionaries in England
England/Germany:
28th
– St Lioba, an important English abbess and missionary in Germany
France:
1st
– St Giles, a hermit whose influence has been felt from France to Poland
3rd
– St Remaclus, a luminary of the West
5th
– St Bertin, a great abbot and enlightener of France
7th
– St Cloud, a prince who renounced worldly honors and became a spiritual father
to his people
9th
– St Omer, a great enlightener of northern France
11th
– St Patiens, a highly-praised archbishop of Lyons
15th
– St Aicard, a nobleman who renounced his title and became an abbot and
spiritual father to many
21st
– St Maura, a high-born youth who dedicated her whole life to God and lived it
beautifully
23rd
– St Paternus, a monk, abbot, and bishop who labored hard to enlighten northwestern
France
Ireland:
9th
– St Ciaran of Clonmacnoise, one of the 12 Apostles of Ireland
12th
– St Ailbhe/Albeus (a variant of his name is Elvis), one of the early
evangelists in Ireland
25th
– St Finbarr of Cork, a luminary of southern Ireland
26th
– St Colman Elo, a spiritual father to many in his land of Heath
Ireland/France:
7th
– St Grimonia, of Irish nobility, she went to France and was martyred; highly
venerated and a miracle-worker
Italy:
29th
– Dedication of the Church of St Michael the Archangel on Mt Gargano
More about
the angels
https://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/iconoftheday/los/November/08-01.htm
https://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/iconoftheday/los/November/08-01.htm
Old Rome:
17th
– Sts Sophia, Faith, Hope, and Love; a mother and her three daughters, all
heroic martyrs
20th
– Sts Eustathios, Theopistia, Agapius, and Theopistus; a family of holy martyrs;
St Eustathios, a military commander, was converted in a miraculous manner,
beholding a cross between the antlers of a stag he was hunting
28th
– St Eustochium, a holy virgin who followed in the footsteps of her renowned mother
St Paula
Old Rome/Palestine:
30th
– Blessed Jerome, the prolific Western writer and commentator on the Holy
Scriptures
Palestine:
29th
– St Kyriakos, a monk who adorned the desert with his holy life, teachings, and
miracles
Scotland:
15th
– St Mirin, an Irish abbot of a Scottish monastery near Strathclyde; sought out
by many pilgrims
23rd
– St Adomnan, a renowned abbot of Iona Monastery; he wrote a famous biography
of St Columba, the founder of Iona (‘Life of St Columba’).
Wales:
11th
– St Deiniol of Bangor, a great monastic father and enlightener of Wales
--
Holy Ælfred the Great, King of England, South Patron, pray
for us sinners at the Souð, unworthy though we are!
Anathema to the Union!
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