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Richard is the patron saint of the county of Sussex in England. Since 2007, his translated saint's day , 16 June, has been celebrated as Sussex Day. [ 33 ] Richard is honoured with a feast day on the liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church (USA) on 3 April, [ 34 ] which is also the date for his commemoration in the new Roman Martyrology of ...
Sussex Day is the county day for the historic county of Sussex in southern England and is celebrated on 16 June each year to celebrate the rich heritage [1] and culture of Sussex. [2] The event takes place on St Richard's Day, the feast day of St Richard of Chichester, [1] Sussex's patron saint.
Sheila Kaye-Smith (4 February 1887 – 14 January 1956) was an English writer, known for her many novels set in the borderlands of Sussex and Kent in the English regional tradition. [1] Her 1923 book The End of the House of Alard became a best-seller, and gave her prominence; it was followed by other successes, and her books enjoyed worldwide ...
Sussex has strong links with the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospitaller including at Shipley, Poling and Sompting. In the 13th century, Richard of Chichester was canonised as a saint, and a shrine dedicated to him at Chichester Cathedral became an important place of pilgrimage. St Richard later became Sussex's patron saint.
St Richard of Chichester Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Chichester, West Sussex, England.The church was built in 1958 and contains the largest scheme of stained glass by Gabriel Loire in the United Kingdom.
Then in AD 691 Saint Wilfrid, the exiled Bishop of York, landed at Selsey and is credited with evangilising the locals and founding the church in Sussex. According to Bede , it was the last area of the country to be converted.
This article contains a full list of the saints canonized in the 21st century. ( 2001–2100 ) These saints have received recognition as saint (through canonization ) by the following popes of the Roman Catholic Church :
All Saints Church, Lindfield is a Grade II* listed Church of England church in Lindfield, West Sussex, England, [2] built in the Middle Ages in the Early English style. The church is built of Sussex and Ardingly sandstone and dates mainly from the early 14th century. In the late 16th and early 17th centuries the church fell into decline and ...