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British Orthodox Saints

There are many Saints of the British Isles who are recognised as Saints by the Orthodox Church, some of the best-known include:

Saint Columba of Iona, an Irish missiosnary monk, founded the abbey on the Isle of Iona in Scotland, which became a dominant religious and cultural instituion in early medieval Europe.  Please click here for more information.

Saint Melangell, also known as Monacella, is celebrated for her dedication to a life of prayer and her protection of wildlife, famously sheltering a hare from hunters, as recounted in her hagiography. For more reading click here.

Saint Machar of Aberdeen
Feast day: 12 November

Saint Machar is one of four Saints of Aberdeenshire.  Find out more about Scottish Orthodox Saints.

Saint Hilda Abbess of Whitby
Feast day: 17 November

Saint Hilda (Hild) is one of the most venerated female saints in England. And is also known as "The Abbess of the English People."

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