by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 22nd April, 2025 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 22nd April (NS) — 9th April (OS) 2025 9th April (OS) CASILDA, a Moor who converted to Christianity. St. Casilda lived an hermitic life near Briviesca in present-day Castile and León, Spain. She reposed circa 1050. DOTTO,...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 21st April, 2025 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 21st April (NS) — 8th April (OS) 2025 8th April (OS) AMANTIUS of COMO, the third Bishop of Como, St. Amantius was the successor of St. Provinus of Como (8th March). He is credited with the construction of the cathedral in...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 20th April, 2025 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 20th April (NS) — 7th April (OS) 2025 7th April (OS) BRYNACH (BEMACH, BEMACUS) of CARN-ENGYLE, an Irishman, St. Brynach settled in Wales where he built a cell and church at a place now called Carn-Inglyi (Mountain of...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 19th April, 2025 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 19th April (NS) — 6th April (OS) 2025 6th April (OS) BERTHANC (BERCHAN) of KIRKWALL, According to all of the Scottish Kalendars, St. Berthanc spent his youth at Iona, and was later a Bishop of Kirkwall in the Orkneys. It...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 18th April, 2025 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 18th April (NS) — 5th April (OS) 2025 5th April (OS) BECAN (BEGAN) of KILL-BEGGAN, one of the ‘Twelve Apostles of Ireland’ (6th January). St. Becan is credited with founding a monastery at Kill-Beggan in Co. Westmeath,...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 17th April, 2025 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 17th April (NS) — 4th April (OS) 2025 4th April (OS) GUIER, (Date Unknown), A church, not far from Padstow in Cornwall was named for this hermit priest, of whose life we have no further details. Some sources posit that...