Saint Ethelbert

Also known as: Ædilberct
Æthelberht
Aedilberct
Aethelberht
Aibert
Albert
Edilbertus
Memorial: 25 February
formerly 24 February
Profile: Son of Eormenric; great-grandson of Hengist, Saxon conqueror of Britain. Raised as a pagan worshipper of Odin. King of Kent in 560. Defeated by Ceawlin of Wessex at the battle of Wimbledon in 568, ending his attempt to rule all of Britain. Married the Christian Bertha, daughter of Charibert, King of the Franks; they had three children. Convert, baptized by Saint Augustine of Canterbury in 597; his example led to the baptism of 10,000 of his countrymen within a few months. Issued the first written laws to the English people in 604.
Born: 560
Died: 24 February 616 at Canterbury, England of natural causes
buried in the side chapel of Saint Martin in the abbey church of Saints Peter and Paul
relics later translated to Canterbury
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Additional Information: Brainy Encyclopedia
Catholic Encyclopedia, by E MacPherson
Christian Biographies, by James E Kiefer
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Google Directory
New Catholic Dictionary
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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