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The following list contains saints from Anglo-Saxon England during the period of Christianization until the Norman Conquest of England (c. AD 600 to 1066). It also includes British saints of the Roman and post-Roman period (3rd to 6th centuries), and other post-biblical saints who, while not themselves English, were strongly associated with particular religious houses in Anglo-Saxon England ...
The Anglo-Saxon local saint was a development in a wider and older Roman tradition. [3] The cult of saints had become a centrally important aspect of Christianity from at least the fourth century, when it was criticised by the final pagan Emperor of the Roman Empire, Julian the Apostate. [4]
This category is for saints of Anglo-Saxon origin, whether they worked inside or outside England, up to 1066, as well as other saints who were active in Anglo-Saxon England. For saints of English origin after 1066, see Category:Medieval English saints and Category:English saints.
A number of Anglo-Saxon saints are connected to royalty. [53] King Æthelberht of Kent and his wife Queen Bertha were later regarded as saints for their role in establishing Christianity among the Anglo-Saxons. Their granddaughter Eanswith founded Folkestone Priory, in 630 the first monastery in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms for women. [54]
Anglo-Saxon England On the Resting-Places of the Saints is a heading given to two early medieval pieces of writing, also known as Þá hálgan and the Secgan , which exist in various manuscript forms in both Old English and Latin , the earliest surviving manuscripts of which date to the mid-11th century.
Laurence [a] (died 2 February 619) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury, serving from about 604 to 619.He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianise the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed.
Wulfthryth of Wilton, Anglo-Saxon noblewoman, died 1000 Wulvela , lived in 6th century, daughter of Perphirius of Penychen Wynthryth , obscure Anglo-Saxon saint, possibly related to the House of Wessex
Augustine's example also influenced the great missionary efforts of the Anglo-Saxon Church. [ 70 ] [ 71 ] Augustine's body was originally buried in the portico of what is now St Augustine's, Canterbury, [ 36 ] but it was later exhumed and placed in a tomb within the abbey church, which became a place of pilgrimage and veneration.