June 23rd is the feast of St Æthelthryth (Ethelburga). The Orthodox, who often seem to have a greater appreciation of England’s earliest saints than we Catholics do, have composed some texts specially suited to the occasion, which are available here and here.
Archive for June 22nd, 2009
St Æthelthryth (3) – prayers
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St Æthelthryth (2) – Bede’s Poem
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June 23rd is the feast of St Æthelthryth (Ethelburga; Audrey) who lived from around 636-679. The normally restrained historian Bede was so impressed by her that he was moved to verse (Ecclesiastical History, III,20): Trinity,Gracious, Divine, Who rulest all the ages; favour my task, Trinity, Gracious, Divine. Let Maro sound the trumpet of war, let [...]
St Æthelthryth (Ethelreda) of Ely
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Anglo-Saxon on June 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
June 23rd is the feast of St Æthelthryth (Ethelreda; Audrey) who lived from around 636-679. St Bede writes about her as follows (Ecclesiastical History, III,19): King Ecgfrith took to wife Æthelthryth, the daughter of Anna, king of the East Angles, of whom mention has been often made; a man of true religion, and altogether noble [...]
