by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 24th April, 2024 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 24th April (NS) — 11th April (OS) 2024 11th April (OS) AGERICUS (AGUY, AIRY), a spiritual child of St. Eligius of Noyon (1st December), and later Abbot of Marmoutier Abbey (abbaye de Marmoutier) just outside of Tours...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 23rd April, 2024 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 23rd April (NS) — 10th April (OS) 2024 10th April (OS) BEDE the YOUNGER, a high-ranking courtier in the Court of Charles II (the Bald), Emperor and King of France (r. 843–877). After decades of faithful service to...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 22nd April, 2024 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 22nd April (NS) — 9th April (OS) 2024 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, 2024 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 21st April (NS) — 8th April (OS) 2024 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, 2024 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 20th April (NS) — 7th April (OS) 2024 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, 2024 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 19th April (NS) — 6th April (OS) 2024 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, 2024 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 18th April (NS) — 5th April (OS) 2024 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, 2024 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 17th April (NS) — 4th April (OS) 2024 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...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall | 16th April, 2024 | Orthodox Western Saints
Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome 16th April (NS) — 3rd April (OS) 2024 3rd April (OS) ATTALA (ATTALUS) of TAORMINA, an abbot of a monastery in Taormina in Sicily. St. Attala reposed circa 800. BURGUNDOFARA (FARA), (in France 7th December), Sister of SS....
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...