Saint Offa of Essex

Memorial

• 15 December

Profile

King of Essex, England. He gave up the crown to become a monk in Rome, Italy.

Died

• c.709

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Offa of Essex”. Saints.SQPN.com. 6 December 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-offa-of-essex/>