[GetsTan]

Hi all or y'all

The British Orthodox Church is running a survey to find the favourite and most significant British saints.

Why not pop over to our site and leave your favourite.

The survey entry form is at http://www.britishorthodox.org/competition.php

You might even win a book when the survey is complete at the end of the year.

Best wishes

Peter

[riverakathy]

Dear Peter,

I have posted in my entry - St. Cuthbert. I hope that anyone else on this site with a favourite British saint will take part - after all, for much of the history of these Islands, they were part of the Orthodox Church.

In Christ

John

[BreeveKambmak]

Well, I'm not British, but I do have a favorite British saint. I voted at the British Orthodox website, but I will also tell you about my favorite here. My favorite British saint is St. Frideswide. To me, her life story is almost the opposite to all the many fairy tales where the prince and the princess fall in love without much concern for other things in life. Although she was a princess and a prince sought to marry her, she beleived that her devotion to God was far more important than simply being married to a prince.

Jennifer

[Edifsdubs]

I've thought a great deal about posting this, and I'm a little uncomfortable about it. I've looked for an appropriate place on the forum to post it, and this seems the least offensive place...

I have a 'fair trade' shop, which amongst other things, sells icons which a company in Greece makes for me. I was recently given permission by iconographer Aidan Hart to produce reproduction icons of his own work. These are of British saints.
I obviously wish people to know about them, and this is why I'm posting. They are available from the shop, or online from my website at http://rowanthorn.co.uk/theshop/cat_...sh-Saints.html

If it breaks any rules, then I apologise, and understand why it would be removed.

In Christ,

Michael

[Wrencytet]

Woops! just noticed that this is a very old thread! Sorry.


Well, of course, my favourite British Saint is Saint Richard (variously: of Wessex, of the West Saxons, of Swabia, the Saxon, the King, the Pilgrim...), reposed 722 in Lucca Italy while on pilgrimage. He is my patron, and I was born on his feast, February 7th. He probably was not a king, but a royal prince.

Three of his children are accounted Saints: Saint Willibald, Saint Winebald, and Saint Walburga. His wife, Wuna, had a brother: Saint Boniface, the Apostle of Germany. Talk about 'well connected'

With the blessing of the local Hierarchs, Fr John and I are in the process of building an online Synaxarion of the Saints of Great Britain and Ireland. I'll publish a link when it's ready.

Love,
Richard.

[tobia]

Hi Richard,

Were you named Richard because you were born on his name day? Otherwise, that's a great coincidence.

I've looked at your online Synaxarion before, and it's looking very good. There are so many British saints, I doubt you'd even manage to complete it!

Other than the regular icons produced by the company I order from in Greece, the icons of British saints I get reproduced are all by Aidan Hart. I've only have so many made in this first order, so I plan to include more saints in the next one.

In Christ,

Mike

[Tumarimmicdak]

Were you named Richard because you were born on his name day? Otherwise, that's a great coincidence.

Strangely, my paternal family always name their eldest sons Richard. So it is a coincidence. Father and I discussed a new orthodox name when I was Chrismated, but we decided that the Lord must have wanted me to be called Richard. My second name is Anthony, so I get two good patrons out of the deal. Their two icons are above my desk as I write.

May all our holy patrons make intercession for us today.

In Christ,
Richard.

[Muhabsssa]

The stories about early Scottish saints are absolutely enthralling, captivating and inspiring. St. Cuthbert and St. Columba (who came from Ireland) and all the saints associated with Lindisfarne.

But I have to say my visit to St. Kevin's monastery at Glendalough, in hindsight, was my first step toward becoming Orthodox. Something happened to me there. It was just such a mystical place.