Celtic and Old English Saints 19 November =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * St. Medana of Galloway * St. Ronan of Drumshallon * St. Ermenburga of Thanet =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
St. Medana of Galloway, Virgin ------------------------------------------ Born in Ireland; 8th century. The virgin Saint Medana fled to Scotland to escape her seducers and lived in Galloway. She is possibly identical with Saint Midnat (f.d. November 18) venerated in West Meath (Benedictines, Encyclopaedia). St. Ronan (Ruadan), Bishop --------------------------------------------------- (also 18 November) St. Ronan, son of Berach, a disciple of the great St. Fechin of Fore. He became first Abbot of Drumshallon, and died 18 November, 665. Saint Ronan is venerated at Canterbury as a bishop, because his arm is enshrined there. His identity is obscure (Farmer). St. Ermenburga of Thanet, Widow (Ebba, Eormenburh, Domneva) ------------------------------------------------------------- Died c. 650-700. Saint Ermenburga was a Kentish princess of distinguished lineage. Her father was Ermenred, the brother of King Erconbert of Kent. She married Merewald, said to be the son of King Penda of Mercia, by whom she bore four children, including Saints Mildred (f.d. July 13), Milburga (f.d. February 23); eldest of the three girls), and Mildgith (f.d. January 17; youngest daughter), and Merefin, who died in his youth. Ermenburga's own siblings included Saints Ethelred and Ethelbert (f.d. October 17). When they were cruelly murdered at Eastry near Sandwich by Egbert's counsellor Thunor, their sister received the "wergild" in the form of land at Kent. In her old age Ermenburga used this land to found the convent of Minster on Thanet, where the place name Ebbsfleet still perpetuates her memory. She became its abbess about 670 and was succeeded by her daughter Mildred, who had been trained at Chelles in France. Domneva is a contraction of Domna Ebba (Lady Ebba) (Benedictines, Farmer). ******************************** Suppliers of Icons of Celtic Saints for the church or the prayer corner at home. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/celt-saints/message/2875 ********************************* Icons of Western Saints http://www.allmercifulsavior.com/icons/Western.html Calendar of Celtic and Old English Saints http://web.archive.org/web/20040810020519/www.orthodoxireland.com/saints/calendarofsaints Tiny Url: http://tinyurl.com/5kt36e For All the Saints: http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/ss-index.htm These Lives are archived at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/celt-saints ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
