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| − | Our venerable and God-bearing father '''Guthlac of Crowland''' was a [[hermit]] of the late seventh and early eighth centuries. Born a prince of some rank, after spending time as a soldier he forsook the world and took up in a moor, draining it and battling demons. His [[feast day]] is celebrated on [[April 11]], and the commemoration of the translation of his [[relics]] on [[August 30]]. | + | Our venerable and God-bearing father '''Guthlac of Crowland''' was a [[hermit]] of the late seventh and early eighth centuries in Anglo-Saxon England. Born a prince of some rank, after spending time as a soldier he forsook the world and took up in a moor, draining it and battling demons. His [[feast day]] is celebrated on [[April 11]], and the commemoration of the [[Translation (relics)|translation]] of his [[relics]] on [[August 30]]. |
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Latest revision as of 19:42, October 22, 2012
Our venerable and God-bearing father Guthlac of Crowland was a hermit of the late seventh and early eighth centuries in Anglo-Saxon England. Born a prince of some rank, after spending time as a soldier he forsook the world and took up in a moor, draining it and battling demons. His feast day is celebrated on April 11, and the commemoration of the translation of his relics on August 30.
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- St. Guthlac, hermit and wonderworker, "The English St. Anthony" (673-714) Feast: 11th April. (Antiochian Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland)
- Akathist to St. Guthlac
- Catholic Encyclopedia article
- Early British Kingdoms' Life of St. Guthlac
- Wikipedia:Guthlac
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