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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. | + | 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]]. |
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| + | * [http://www.antiochian-orthodox.co.uk/lincolnshire_paterikon_april.htm St. Guthlac, hermit and wonderworker, "The English St. Anthony" (673-714) Feast: 11th April.] (Antiochian Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland) | ||
| + | * [http://www.orthodoxengland.btinternet.co.uk/akaguth.htm Akathist to St. Guthlac] | ||
* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07092a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia article] | * [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07092a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia article] | ||
* [http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/adversaries/bios/guthlac.html Early British Kingdoms' Life of St. Guthlac] | * [http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/adversaries/bios/guthlac.html Early British Kingdoms' Life of St. Guthlac] | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Guthlac]] | * [[Wikipedia:Guthlac]] | ||
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[[Category:Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Saints]] | [[Category:Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Saints]] | ||
Revision as of 18:56, August 29, 2007
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.
Related articles
External links
- 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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