Saint Cuthman of Steyning (8 February): A Saxon Saint | Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St Cuthman of Steyning, honored on February 8, is one of the great yet lesser-known saints of Anglo-Saxon England. According to The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler, St Cuthman was formed in virtue from infancy, marked by obedience, simplicity, and an extraordinary spirit of prayer. Born in southern England to devout Saxon parents, St Cuthman lived a life of heroic self-denial, humility, and charity. As a shepherd boy, he consecrated his solitude to constant prayer, uniting his soul to God with such purity that his heart was said to “never sleep,” echoing the words of the Canticle of Canticles: “I sleep, but my heart watches.” After the death of his father, St Cuthman gave everything he possessed to care for his aged and infirm mother, even begging publicly for her support without shame. Embracing voluntary poverty and penance, he endured severe hardships joyfully for love of God. Eventually settling at Steyning (Stenus), he built a humble dwelling and personally dug the foundations of a church with his own hands. His holiness inspired the local people to assist him, and his days were divided between labor and ceaseless interior prayer. God glorified His servant with miracles both during his life and after his death. St Cuthman flourished around the 8th century, and his relics were later honored in England and Normandy, especially at the Abbey of Fécamp, where his feast was solemnly celebrated. His name appears in ancient Saxon missals, confirming his long-standing veneration in the Church. This reading is ideal for those seeking traditional Catholic spirituality, devotion to the saints, and deeper reflection on prayer, mortification, and detachment from the world. 🕊️ Saint Cuthman of Steyning, pray for us. 0:00 Introduction – St Cuthman of Steyning (February 8) 0:20 Early life and Saxon origins 0:42 Childhood obedience and shepherd life 0:59 Constant prayer and interior union with God 1:29 The foundations of true prayer and self-denial 1:58 Charity toward his mother and embrace of poverty 2:16 Voluntary penance and austerity 2:35 Settlement at Steyning and hermit life 2:52 Building the church by his own hands 3:19 Miracles during life and after death 3:28 Veneration of relics and Norman connection 4:22 Feast day, liturgical honor, and legacy https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/february/st-cuthman/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StCuthman #SaintOfTheDay #February8 #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #AlbanButler #AngloSaxonSaints #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicSpirituality #CatholicDevo