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
Representations & Symbols
Bishop with chalice and abbot‘s staff
with Saint Chad
with Saint Diuma
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