Saint Oswald of Worcester

Memorial: 28 February
15 October
Profile: His parents came from Denmark to England before his birth. Oswald was educated by his uncle, Saint Odo of Canterbury. Priest in the diocese of Winchester, England. Benedictine monk at Fleury-sur-Loire, France. Bishop of Worcester, England in 962. Worked with Saint Dunstan and Saint Ethelwold to revive monastic and ecclesiastical discipline in England. Founded the abbey at Ramsey, and the monastery at Winchester. Archbishop of York in 972. Wrote theological treatises, and worked for the improved theological training of his clergy. Daily washed the feet of poor people.
Died: 29 February 992 of natural causes
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Additional Information: Catholic Encyclopedia
New Catholic Dictionary
Britannia Biographies
Catholic Online
Wikipedia
The Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Brunson
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