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Bible and Saints
Passages of history, wonder and spiritual counsel, drawn from the Bible and from the lives of the saints and martyrs, with a special attention to those of the British isles.
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Candlemas
By Clay Lane
A February celebration for which the faithful have brought candles to church since Anglo-Saxon times.
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The Setting of Edith’s Star
By Goscelin of Canterbury
Edith left behind her a distraught Archbishop Dunstan, but also a legacy of love for the suffering.
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St Edith’s Rebuke
King Canute could not believe that his hard-living predecessor Edgar could father a saint.
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St Edith’s Thumb
The way Edith kept tracing little crosses with her thumb made a great impression on Archbishop Dunstan.
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The Character of St Edith of Wilton
Edith of Wilton may have been the daughter of King, but she did not behave like one in the Abbey or the town.
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Apparel Oft Proclaims the Man
By William of Malmesbury
An austere Bishop of Winchester scolded St Edith for her comely nun’s habit, but the young woman’s eyes saw further than his.
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