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Saint Cedd
Saint Cedd

Saint Cedd

Also known as: Cedda; Cedde; Ceddus; Ceddi; Ceadwalla

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Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

October 26

Died

October 26, 664

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

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Biography

Saint Cedd, brother of Saints Chad and Cynibild (and nephew of the priest Caelin), was a fervent missionary and bishop whose life profoundly shaped early English Christianity. Born into a noble Northumbrian family, he entered the monastic community at Lindisfarne, where he became a devoted disciple of Saint Aidan, the revered abbot. In 6

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Saint Aidan

Feast Days

October 26January 7

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