#st Werburga

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3rd February

St Werburga’s Day

Icon of St Werburga of Chester from the Parish of St Elisabeth the New Martyr, Wallasey. Source: Saints’ Bridge website.

Today is St Werburga’s Day. Werburga was an early English royal convert to Christianity, being the daughter of Wulfhere, the first Christian king of Mercia. She became Abbess of Weedon Abbey in Northamptonshire (although she is most closely associated with Chester). Werburga has had attributed to her what must have been one of the oddest miracles performed by the Anglo-Saxon saints.

Apparently the countryside around the Abbey was plagued by a flock of ravenous and aggressive geese, so Werburga ordered the local farmers to co-operate and round up the annoying birds. The captive geese were brought before the Abbess and promptly repented of their anti social behaviour and promised Werburga that they would behave from now on. Unfazed by the conversational geese, Werburga freed her feathered prisoners. But the next day they were back, the chief gander complaining bitterly to her that one of his gang had gone missing and that, damningly, a set of goose bones had been spied inside the Abbey kitchen. Werburga had her cook brought forth who, under questioning, confessed to the crime. The saint, ever magnanimous, forgave the cook, but then demanded to see the bones, whereupon she reanimated them back into the bird who had been slaughtered, alive and well. At that the talking geese departed, well satisfied.

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SAINTS NOVEMBER 25

St. Catherine of Alexandria, Roman Catholic Virgin and Martyr whose feast day is November 25th. Fifty pagan philosophers are said to have debated with St Catherine, hoping to convince her to abjure her faith. Instead, Catherine converted them to Christianity. Furious, the Emperor ordered her to be put to death on a spiked wheel; but the wheel broke. Eventually, she was martyred by beheading. She is the patroness of philosophers and preachers.

St. Peter of Alexandria, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr. He is called the “seal and complement of martyrs” as he was the last Christian beheaded by Roman authorities. Feastday: November 25

ST. MOSES, MARTYR IN ROME Saint Moses of Rome. After the execution of Pope saint Fabian under Emperor Decius, he administered the Church with the help of the priests and bishops who were in Rome. Helped reconcile repentant apostates who were sick and about to die. Imprisoned for nearly a year for his faith. Martyr .Nov 25

St. Alnoth, 700 A.D. Herder and hermit, mentioned in the life of St. Werburga. Alnoth tended cows on the lands of St. Werburga's monastery at Weedon, in Northhampton, England. He was badly used by a local official, earning a reputation for holiness and patience. Alnoth retired from active life and became a hermit. Two robbers accosted him in his hermitage, slaying him. He is honored locally as a martyr, and his tomb at Stowe, near Bubrook in Northhampton, became a popular shrine for pilgrims.

B. LUIGI AND MARIA BELTRAME QUATTROCCHI, SPOUSES The riches of faith and love of the husband and wife Luigi and Maria Beltrame Quattrocchi, are a living proof of what the Second Vatican Council said about the call of all the faithful to holiness, indicating that spouses should pursue this goal, " propriam viam sequentes", "following their own way" (Lumen gentium, n. 41). Nov. 25

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St Werburgh's, Bristol by Robert Cutts Via Flickr: St Werburgh's Church was once a City Church. It had been erected in 1761 in Corn Street, Bristol, and dedicated to St Werburga who is said to be the daughter of Wulferus, the 7th-century king of Mercia. But, a century later, Corn Street had become an important thoroughfare and the church was a bottleneck. When it was decided to widen the street in the mid 1870s part of the plan was to demolish the church. However, to placate the conservationalists, it was decided to relocate it. In 1878, the process of moving it brick by brick a couple of miles northeast began. Its new venue was the far end of Mina Street just west of the Narroways Hill Station on the old Great Western Railway. The area around the relocated church soon became known as St Werburgh's. As the 20th century progressed the importance of Corn Street as an arterial route diminished to the extent that, towards the end of the century, the part beyond Small Street was pedestrianised

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SAINTS FOR FEBRUARY 03

Bl. John Nelson, 1578 A.D. Jesuit martyr of England, a native of Skelton, near York. He was ordained at Douai at the age of forty. Sent to London in 1576, he was arrested in London and martyred at Tyburn by being hanged, drawn, and quartered. John became a Jesuit just before his death.

ST. BLAISE, BISHOP OF SEBASTE AND MARTYR-A physician in Armenia who was made a bishop, he is attributed with many miracles. One of these involved the miraculous removal of a fish bone from a young boy’s throat – which is why he is considered protector from throat diseases. After refusing to deny the Faith, he was beheaded in 316.

St. Margaret of England. Cistercian nun. She was born in Hungary, to an English mother who was related to St. Thomas of Canterbury, England. She went with her mother on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and lived a life of austerity and penance in Bethlehem. Her mother died there, and Margaret made pilgrimages to Montserrat, in Spain, and to Puy, France. There she entered the Cistercian convent at Suave-Benite. When she died, her tomb became a pilgrimage shrine.

St. Werburga, 699 A.D. Benedictine nun and patroness of Chester, England. The daughter of King Wulfhere of Mercia and St. Ermenilda, she was born in Staffordshire. Werburga resolutely refused to marry, insisting instead that she become a nun at Ely. After studying under St. Etheldreda, she departed the convent of Ely in 675 and assisted her uncle Ethelred, who was now king, in reforming the convents of the realm. She also founded communities at Hanbury, Trentham, and in Wedon, in Northamptonshire. Her remains were transferred from Trentham to Chester, where she became venerated as the patron saint of the city. She was reputed to have the ability to read the minds of others and was revered in her lifetime for miracles.

St. Werburg, 785 A.D. Widow and abbess. A woman from Mercia, England, she became a nun after her husband died. Werburg entered a convent, possibly Bardney, where she became abbess.

St. Caellainn, 6th century. Irish saint also called Caoilfionn. She is listed in the Martymlogy of Donegal, and a church in Roscommon is named in her honor.

ST. ANSGAR, BISHOP OF HAMBURG AND BREMEN, APOSTLE OF SCANDINAVIA

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SAINTS NOVEMBER 25

St. Catherine of Alexandria, Roman Catholic Virgin and Martyr whose feast day is November 25th. Fifty pagan philosophers are said to have debated with St Catherine, hoping to convince her to abjure her faith. Instead, Catherine converted them to Christianity. Furious, the Emperor ordered her to be put to death on a spiked wheel; but the wheel broke. Eventually, she was martyred by beheading. She is the patroness of philosophers and preachers.

St. Peter of Alexandria, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr. He is called the “seal and complement of martyrs” as he was the last Christian beheaded by Roman authorities. Feastday: November 25

ST. MOSES, MARTYR IN ROME Saint Moses of Rome. After the execution of Pope saint Fabian under Emperor Decius, he administered the Church with the help of the priests and bishops who were in Rome. Helped reconcile repentant apostates who were sick and about to die. Imprisoned for nearly a year for his faith. Martyr .Nov 25

St. Alnoth, 700 A.D. Herder and hermit, mentioned in the life of St. Werburga. Alnoth tended cows on the lands of St. Werburga's monastery at Weedon, in Northhampton, England. He was badly used by a local official, earning a reputation for holiness and patience. Alnoth retired from active life and became a hermit. Two robbers accosted him in his hermitage, slaying him. He is honored locally as a martyr, and his tomb at Stowe, near Bubrook in Northhampton, became a popular shrine for pilgrims.

B. LUIGI AND MARIA BELTRAME QUATTROCCHI, SPOUSES The riches of faith and love of the husband and wife Luigi and Maria Beltrame Quattrocchi, are a living proof of what the Second Vatican Council said about the call of all the faithful to holiness, indicating that spouses should pursue this goal, " propriam viam sequentes", "following their own way" (Lumen gentium, n. 41). Nov. 25

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SAINTS FOR FEBRUARY 03

Bl. John Nelson, 1578 A.D. Jesuit martyr of England, a native of Skelton, near York. He was ordained at Douai at the age of forty. Sent to London in 1576, he was arrested in London and martyred at Tyburn by being hanged, drawn, and quartered. John became a Jesuit just before his death.

St. Margaret of England. Cistercian nun. She was born in Hungary, to an English mother who was related to St. Thomas of Canterbury, England. She went with her mother on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and lived a life of austerity and penance in Bethlehem. Her mother died there, and Margaret made pilgrimages to Montserrat, in Spain, and to Puy, France. There she entered the Cistercian convent at Suave-Benite. When she died, her tomb became a pilgrimage shrine.

St. Werburga, 699 A.D. Benedictine nun and patroness of Chester, England. The daughter of King Wulfhere of Mercia and St. Ermenilda, she was born in Staffordshire. Werburga resolutely refused to marry, insisting instead that she become a nun at Ely. After studying under St. Etheldreda, she departed the convent of Ely in 675 and assisted her uncle Ethelred, who was now king, in reforming the convents of the realm. She also founded communities at Hanbury, Trentham, and in Wedon, in Northamptonshire. Her remains were transferred from Trentham to Chester, where she became venerated as the patron saint of the city. She was reputed to have the ability to read the minds of others and was revered in her lifetime for miracles.

St. Werburg, 785 A.D. Widow and abbess. A woman from Mercia, England, she became a nun after her husband died. Werburg entered a convent, possibly Bardney, where she became abbess.

St. Caellainn, 6th century. Irish saint also called Caoilfionn. She is listed in the Martymlogy of Donegal, and a church in Roscommon is named in her honor.

ST. BLAISE, BISHOP OF SEBASTE AND MARTYR-A physician in Armenia who was made a bishop, he is attributed with many miracles. One of these involved the miraculous removal of a fish bone from a young boy’s throat – which is why he is considered protector from throat diseases. After refusing to deny the Faith, he was beheaded in 316.

ST. ANSGAR, BISHOP OF HAMBURG AND BREMEN, APOSTLE OF SCANDINAVIA

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SAINTS NOVEMBER 25

St. Alnoth, 700 A.D. Herder and hermit, mentioned in the life of St. Werburga. Alnoth tended cows on the lands of St. Werburga's monastery at Weedon, in Northhampton, England. He was badly used by a local official, earning a reputation for holiness and patience. Alnoth retired from active life and became a hermit. Two robbers accosted him in his hermitage, slaying him. He is honored locally as a martyr, and his tomb at Stowe, near Bubrook in Northhampton, became a popular shrine for pilgrims.

St. Catherine of Alexandria, Roman Catholic Virgin and Martyr whose feast day is November 25th. Fifty pagan philosophers are said to have debated with St Catherine, hoping to convince her to abjure her faith. Instead, Catherine converted them to Christianity. Furious, the Emperor ordered her to be put to death on a spiked wheel; but the wheel broke. Eventually, she was martyred by beheading. She is the patroness of philosophers and preachers.

St. Peter of Alexandria, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr. He is called the “seal and complement of martyrs” as he was the last Christian beheaded by Roman authorities. Feastday: November 25

B. LUIGI AND MARIA BELTRAME QUATTROCCHI, SPOUSES The riches of faith and love of the husband and wife Luigi and Maria Beltrame Quattrocchi, are a living proof of what the Second Vatican Council said about the call of all the faithful to holiness, indicating that spouses should pursue this goal, " propriam viam sequentes", "following their own way" (Lumen gentium, n. 41). Nov. 25

ST. MOSES, MARTYR IN ROME Saint Moses of Rome. After the execution of Pope saint Fabian under Emperor Decius, he administered the Church with the help of the priests and bishops who were in Rome. Helped reconcile repentant apostates who were sick and about to die. Imprisoned for nearly a year for his faith. Martyr .Nov 25

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SAINTS FEBRUARY 03-2022

Bl. John Nelson, Roman Catholic Jesuit Priest and English Martyr. He was arrested in London and martyred at Tyburn by being hanged, drawn, and quartered. Feastday February 3

St. Margaret of England. Cistercian nun. She was born in Hungary, to an English mother who was related to St. Thomas of Canterbury, England. She went with her mother on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and lived a life of austerity and penance in Bethlehem. Her mother died there, and Margaret made pilgrimages to Montserrat, in Spain, and to Puy, France. There she entered the Cistercian convent at Suave-Benite. When she died, her tomb became a pilgrimage shrine.

St. Anatolius, 9th century. Scottish bishop and hermit. Anatolius left his see and Scotland to make a pilgrimage to Rome. He became a hermit at Salins, France. Another tradition states that Anatolius was a bishop in Galicia, Spain.

St. Werburg, 785 A.D. Widow and abbess. A woman from Mercia, England, she became a nun after her husband died. Werburg entered a convent, possibly Bardney, where she became abbess.

St. Werburga, 699 A.D. Benedictine nun and patroness of Chester, England. The daughter of King Wulfhere of Mercia and St. Ermenilda, she was born in Staffordshire. Werburga resolutely refused to marry, insisting instead that she become a nun at Ely. After studying under St. Etheldreda, she departed the convent of Ely in 675 and assisted her uncle Ethelred, who was now king, in reforming the convents of the realm. She also founded communities at Hanbury, Trentham, and in Wedon, in Northamptonshire. Her remains were transferred from Trentham to Chester, where she became venerated as the patron saint of the city. She was reputed to have the ability to read the minds of others and was revered in her lifetime for miracles.

St. Caellainn, 6th century. Irish saint also called Caoilfionn. She is listed in the Martymlogy of Donegal, and a church in Roscommon is named in her honor.

ST. ANSGAR, BISHOP OF HAMBURG AND BREMEN, APOSTLE OF SCANDINAVIA. The “apostle of the north” (Scandinavia) had enough frustrations to become a saint—and he did. He became a Benedictine at Corbie, France, where he had been educated. Three years later, when the king of Denmark became a convert, Ansgar went to that country for three years of missionary work, without noticeable success. Feb. 3

ST. BLAISE, BISHOP OF SEBASTE AND MARTYR. A physician in Armenia who was made a bishop, he is attributed with many miracles. One of these involved the miraculous removal of a fish bone from a young boy’s throat – which is why he is considered protector from throat diseases. After refusing to deny the Faith, he was beheaded in 316. Feb. 3

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ENGLISH SPEAKING SAINTS February 3 St. Anatolius, 9th century. Scottish bishop and hermit. Anatolius left his see and Scotland to make a pilgrimage to Rome. He became a hermit at Salins, France. Another tradition states that Anatolius was a bishop in Galicia, Spain.  

St. Werburg, 785 A.D. Widow and abbess. A woman from Mercia, England, she became a nun after her husband died. Werburg entered a convent, possibly Bardney, where she became abbess.  

St. Werburga, 699 A.D. Benedictine nun and patroness of Chester, England. The daughter of King Wulfhere of Mercia and St. Ermenilda, she was born in Staffordshire. Werburga resolutely refused to marry, insisting instead that she become a nun at Ely. After studying under St. Etheldreda, she departed the convent of Ely in 675 and assisted her uncle Ethelred, who was now king, in reforming the convents of the realm. She also founded communities at Hanbury, Trentham, and in Wedon, in Northamptonshire. Her remains were transferred from Trentham to Chester, where she became venerated as the patron saint of the city. She was reputed to have the ability to read the minds of others and was revered in her lifetime for miracles.  

St. Caellainn, 6th century. Irish saint also called Caoilfionn. She is listed in the Martymlogy of Donegal, and a church in Roscommon is named in her honor.  

Bl. John Nelson, 1578 A.D. Jesuit martyr of England, a native of Skelton, near York. He was ordained at Douai at the age of forty. Sent to London in 1576, he was arrested in London and martyred at Tyburn by being hanged, drawn, and quartered. John became a Jesuit just before his death.  

St. Margaret of England. Cistercian nun. She was born in Hungary, to an English mother who was related to St. Thomas of Canterbury, England. She went with her mother on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and lived a life of austerity and penance in Bethlehem. Her mother died there, and Margaret made pilgrimages to Montserrat, in Spain, and to Puy, France. There she entered the Cistercian convent at Suave-Benite. When she died, her tomb became a pilgrimage shrine.

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ENGLISH SPEAKING SAINTS NOVEMBER 25

St. Alnoth, 700 A.D. Herder and hermit, mentioned in the life of St. Werburga. Alnoth tended cows on the lands of St. Werburga's monastery at Weedon, in Northhampton, England. He was badly used by a local official, earning a reputation for holiness and patience. Alnoth retired from active life and became a hermit. Two robbers accosted him in his hermitage, slaying him. He is honored locally as a martyr, and his tomb at Stowe, near Bubrook in Northhampton, became a popular shrine for pilgrims.

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ENGLISH SPEAKING SAINTS February 3 St. Anatolius, 9th century. Scottish bishop and hermit. Anatolius left his see and Scotland to make a pilgrimage to Rome. He became a hermit at Salins, France. Another tradition states that Anatolius was a bishop in Galicia, Spain. St. Werburg, 785 A.D. Widow and abbess. A woman from Mercia, England, she became a nun after her husband died. Werburg entered a convent, possibly Bardney, where she became abbess. St. Werburga, 699 A.D. Benedictine nun and patroness of Chester, England. The daughter of King Wulfhere of Mercia and St. Ermenilda, she was born in Staffordshire. Werburga resolutely refused to marry, insisting instead that she become a nun at Ely. After studying under St. Etheldreda, she departed the convent of Ely in 675 and assisted her uncle Ethelred, who was now king, in reforming the convents of the realm. She also founded communities at Hanbury, Trentham, and in Wedon, in Northamptonshire. Her remains were transferred from Trentham to Chester, where she became venerated as the patron saint of the city. She was reputed to have the ability to read the minds of others and was revered in her lifetime for miracles.   St. Caellainn, 6th century. Irish saint also called Caoilfionn. She is listed in the Martymlogy of Donegal, and a church in Roscommon is named in her honor.   Bl. John Nelson, 1578 A.D. Jesuit martyr of England, a native of Skelton, near York. He was ordained at Douai at the age of forty. Sent to London in 1576, he was arrested in London and martyred at Tyburn by being hanged, drawn, and quartered. John became a Jesuit just before his death.   St. Margaret of England. Cistercian nun. She was born in Hungary, to an English mother who was related to St. Thomas of Canterbury, England. She went with her mother on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and lived a life of austerity and penance in Bethlehem. Her mother died there, and Margaret made pilgrimages to Montserrat, in Spain, and to Puy, France. There she entered the Cistercian convent at Suave-Benite. When she died, her tomb became a pilgrimage shrine.