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Detail of A Sculpture of Saint Ethelbert of Kent Canterbury Cathedral England Date Unknown Sculptor Unknown Photographed On 15 February 2009 By Saforrest
Detail of A Sculpture of Saint Ethelbert of Kent Canterbury Cathedral England Date Unknown Sculptor Unknown Photographed On 15 February 2009 By Saforrest

Saint Ethelbert of Kent

Also known as: Ædilberct; Æthelberht; Aedilberct; Aethelberht; Aibert; Albert; Edilbertus

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

February 24

Died

February 24, 616

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Saint Ethelbert of Kent, also known as Ædilberct, Æthelberht, Aedilberct, Aethelberht, Aibert, Albert, and Edilbertus, was born in the year 552. He was the son of Eormenric and the great-grandson of Hengist, the Saxon conqueror of Britain. Raised in a pagan household, Ethelbert worshipped Odin and followed the traditional Saxon beliefs....