by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 15th April, 2024 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 15th April (NS) — 2nd April (OS) 2024 2nd April (OS) ABUNDIUS of COMO, originally from Thessalonica, Greece, St. Abundius was the fourth Bishop of Como (northern Italy). His reputation as a theologian led Pope St. Leo the...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 14th April, 2024 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 14th April (NS) — 1st April (OS) 2024 1st April (OS) CAIDOC and FRICOR (ADRIAN), two seventh century Irish missionaries, who went to north-eastern Gaul where they evangelised the Morini tribesmen. SS. Caidoc and Fricor’s...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 13th April, 2024 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 13th April (NS) — 31st March (OS) 2024 31st March (OS) ALDO, a Count of Ostrevant, a district in present-day northern France, who flourished in the late eighth century. St. Aldo received monastic tonsure at the double...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 12th April, 2024 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 12th April (NS) — 30th March (OS) 2024 30th March (OS) CLINIUS, (Date Unknown), a Greek monk at the Abbey of Monte Cassino, and later Abbot of St. Peter's near Pontecorvo in Lazio, Italy. FERGUS, (Sixth Century), he was a...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 11th April, 2024 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 11th April (NS) — 29th March (OS) 2024 29th March (OS) ARMOGASTES and COMPANIONS, members of the royal court, and orthodox Christians, who suffered in North Africa at the hand of the Arian Gaiseric, King of the Vandals (r....
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 10th April, 2024 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 10th April (NS) — 28th March (OS) 2024 28th March (OS) GUNDELINDIS (GUENDELINDIS), a daughter of the Duke of Alsace, France, and sister of SS. Attala (3rd December) and Eugenia (16th September). St. Gundelindis was raised...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 9th April, 2024 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 9th April (NS) — 27th March (OS) 2024 27th March (OS) ALKELD (ATHILDA), there are two churches in Yorkshire dedicated to this saint about whom nothing is known save for an ancient painting showing St. Alkeld being...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 8th April, 2024 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 8th April (NS) — 26th March (OS) 2024 26th March O.S. BERTILO of DIJON, the Abbot of the Abbey of St. Benignus of Dijon (abbaye de Saint-Bénigne de Dijon) at Dijon in Burgundy (east-central France). St. Bertilo was circa...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 7th April, 2024 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 7th April (NS) — 25th March (OS) 2024 25th March O.S. ÆLFWOLD (ALFWOLD) of SHERBORNE, a monk at Winchester, St. Ælfwold was known for his great devotion to SS. Swithun (2nd July) and Cuthbert (20th March). He was...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 6th April, 2024 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 6th April (NS) — 24th March (OS) 2024 24th March O.S. CAIMIN (CAMMIN) of LOUGH DERG, (Seventh Century), St. Caimin lived as a hermit on an island in Lough Derg in Ireland. However, his solitude was soon interrupted by the...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 5th April, 2024 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 5th April (NS) — 23rd March (OS) 2024 23rd March O.S. BENEDICT of CAMPANIA, a hermit in the Campania (the area of present-day Italy in and around Naples) and friend of St. Benedict of Nursia (11th July), St. Gregory the...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 4th April, 2024 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 4th April (NS) — 22nd March (OS) 2024 22nd March O.S. DARERCA of IRELAND, (Fifth Century), St. Darerca was St. Patrick’s (17th March) sister. She is reputed to have had fifteen sons, ten of whom became bishops. The exact...