Saint Ethelbert

Ethelbert, St

Ethelbert, St (d. 616), King of Kent from c.560. He married Bertha, daughter of Charibert, the Frankish king; probably under her influence, he welcomed St Augustine and the Roman mission in 597, was himself converted, and then supported the cause of Christianity in his realm. Feast day, 24 Feb.; in modern calendars, 25 Feb.

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Ethelbert, St

Ethelbert, St (d. c.794), King of the East Angles and martyr. He is said to have been treacherously killed by Offa or his wife, to whose daughter he was to have been betrothed. He was buried at Hereford (q.v.). Feast day, 20 May.

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