Saint John the Saxon

Memorial

• 22 February

Profile

Monk in France. Invited by King Alfred of England to restore faith and learning to the English abbeys ravaged by the Danes. Abbot of Athelingay. Murdered in a church at night by two French monks who were under his guidance, but rebelled against it. Considered a martyr as his death was caused by working for the Faith.

Born

• in Saxony (part of modern Germany)

Died

• 895

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint John the Saxon”. Saints.SQPN.com. 21 February 2010. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-john-the-saxon/>