Showing posts with label Winchester. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Winchester. Show all posts

Thursday, 21 July 2022

PATRON SAINT OF WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL

 

Anglo-Saxon St Swithun

Was Bishop of Winchester

From his consecration

Until his death.

A century later

Dunstan and Æthelwold

Adopted him as patron

Of the restored church

Of Winchester

His body was transferred

From almost complete obscurity

To Æthelwold's new basilica

After which his posthumous miracles occurred

The Winchester egg-woman

And Queen Emma's ordeal

 

Feast Day 15th July

AIDAN OF LINDISFARNE

  Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne Was an Irish missionary monk Who was credited in the 6th Century Of converting the Anglo-Saxons To Chri...