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Saint Cedd
Saint Cedd

Saint Cedd

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

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

26 October; 7 January on some calendars

Born

Northumbria, England

Died

26 October 664 at Lastingham, Yorkshire, England of plague; buried at Lastingham; relics later relocated next to the altar in the new church at Lastingham

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

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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