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  Encyclopedia: Saint Honorius
Honorius (died September 30, 653) was an Archbishop of Canterbury (627 - 653).
A Roman by birth, he may have been one of those chosen by Gregory the Great for the original evangelization of England, although it seems more likely that he was a member of the second party of missionaries, sent in AD In 627, he was consecrated as Archbishop by Paulinus of York at Lincoln.
Honorius consolidated the work of converting the English by sending forth St Felix, the Burgundian, to Dunwich; he also probably consecrated Felix as the first Bishop of East Anglia.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Saint-Honorius   (741 words)

  
 Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of October 12   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The relics of Saint Salvinus, bishop of Verona, are enshrined in the church of Saint Stephen in that city (Benedictines).
Saint Benedict to the monastery, was ordained, and was a leader in replacing Celtic practices with Roman in northern England.
The Synod of Whitby was convened at Saint Hilda's monastery at Saint Streaneschalch (Whitby) to determine the practices of the Church in England.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Dominic
Saint Dominic participated in the stirring scenes that followed, but always on the side of mercy, wielding the arms of the spirit while others wrought death and desolation with the sword.
In November, 1215, an ecumenical council was to meet at Rome "to deliberate on the improvement of morals, the extinction of heresy, and the strengthening of the faith".
Soon after the close of the chapter of Bologna, Honorius III addressed letters to the abbeys and priories of San Vittorio, Sillia, Mansu, Floria, Vallombrosa, and Aquila, ordering that several of their religious be deputed to begin, under the leadership of Saint Dominic, a preaching crusade in Lombardy, where heresy had developed alarming proportions.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/05106a.htm   (3978 words)

  
 Saint Honorius -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Honorius (died September 30, (Click link for more info and facts about 653) 653) was an (Click link for more info and facts about Archbishop of Canterbury) Archbishop of Canterbury ((Click link for more info and facts about 627) 627 - (Click link for more info and facts about 653) 653).
In (Click link for more info and facts about 627) 627, he was consecrated as Archbishop by (Click link for more info and facts about Paulinus of York) Paulinus of York at (Capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska) Lincoln.
Honorius consolidated the work of converting the English by sending forth St Felix, the Burgundian, to (Click link for more info and facts about Dunwich) Dunwich; he also probably consecrated Felix as the first Bishop of (A region of eastern England that was formerly a kingdom) East Anglia.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sa/saint_honorius.htm   (249 words)

  
 Patron Saints Index: Saint Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus
In gratitude to Saint Martin, he made a pilgrimage to Tours via the area of modern Germany, taking two years to make the journey from about 565 to 567.
A wanderer up to then, when Venantius became a bishop he became a model of temperance and stability, and was known for his love of food and friends and joy.
He wrote hymns, essays, funeral elegies, homilies, and metrical lives of the saints including Saint Martin of Tours (which runs to 2,243 hexameter lines), Saint Hilary of Poitiers, Saint Germanus of Paris, Saint Albinus of Angers, Saint Paternus of Avranches, Saint Marcellus of Paris, and Saint Radegund.
www.catholic-forum.com /saints/saintv40.htm   (285 words)

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