by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 7th May, 2025 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 7th May (NS) — 24th April (OS) 2025 24th April (OS) ALEXANDER and COMPANIONS, a friend and colleague of St. Epipodius of Lyons (22nd April). In 178 St. Alexander was arrested during the persecutions under Emperor Marcus...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 6th May, 2025 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 6th May (NS) — 23rd April (OS) 2025 23rd April (OS) ADALBERT (VOITECH) of PRAGUE, a Bohemian (present-day Czech Republic) noble who was converted and educated by St. Adalbert of Magdeburg (20th June), whose name he later...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 5th May, 2025 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 5th May (NS) — 22nd April (OS) 2025 22nd April (OS) AGAPITUS I, elected the fifty-seventh Pope of Rome on 13th May 535, and reposed on 22nd April, 536. St. Agapitus was a staunch opponent of Monophysitism, and though his...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 4th May, 2025 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 4th May (NS) — 21st April (OS) 2025 21st April (OS) BEUNO, it is almost impossible to disentangle any certain history from the many legends and superstitions about St. Beuno. However, he is regarded as one of, if not, the...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 3rd May, 2025 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 3rd May (NS) — 20th April (OS) 2025 20th April (OS) CÆDWALLA (CEADWALLA) of WESSEX, a pagan King of Wessex (r. 685–688), who was brought to Christ by St. Wilfrid of York (12th October) who convinced him to repent for...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 2nd May, 2025 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 2nd May (NS) — 19th April (OS) 2025 19th April (OS) Icon of St. Ælfheah (Alphege) the Martyr ÆLFHEAH, (ELPHEGE, ALPHEGE) the MARTYR, St. Ælfheah was the founding-Abbot of an unnamed monastery at Bath. In 984, he succeeded...
