St. Cedd, Bishop of London (7 January): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Cedd (also known as St. Sæd), Bishop of London, is commemorated on January 7 in the English Martyrology. In this reading from The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler, we hear the powerful account of a holy missionary bishop who labored zealously for the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons in 7th-century England. St. Cedd was the brother of St. Chad of Lichfield and was formed in holiness at Lindisfarne, under the spiritual tradition of St. Aidan and St. Columba. Ordained bishop by St. Finan, he became the Apostle of the East Saxons, founding monasteries, converting kings, building churches, and living a life of severe asceticism, prayer, and obedience. This account includes: The baptism of pagan kings The conversion of the East Saxons The founding of monasteries at Tilbury and Ythancester St. Cedd’s forty-day fast in the wilderness His fearless defense of Church discipline His prophetic warning to a king who defied excommunication His holy death during the great pestilence St. Cedd’s life shows the power of holiness, obedience, and apostolic courage in a time of paganism and political violence. 📖 Source: The Lives of the Saints – Father Alban Butler 🕯 Feast Day: January 7 📍 Titles: Bishop of London, Apostle of the East Saxons 0:00 – Introduction & January 7 Saint 0:34 – St. Cedd at Lindisfarne 0:44 – King Peada & Conversion of the Midland English 1:24 – Pagan Resistance and Hypocrisy 1:42 – Mission to the East Saxons 2:23 – Ordination as Bishop of London 2:36 – Founding of Monasteries 3:21 – The King’s Request & Wilderness Fast 4:07 – Forty Days of Prayer and Asceticism 4:47 – Founding of Lastingham Monastery 5:01 – Excommunication of a Nobleman 5:29 – Prophetic Warning to the King 5:41 – Murder of the King 5:59 – Synod of Whitby & Easter Controversy 6:16 – Plague and Death of St. Cedd 6:30 – Burial and Miracles 6:44 – The Monks of Essex 7:09 – Feast Day & Legacy https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/january/st-cedd-bishop-of-london/ 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 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 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 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 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 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 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 #StCedd #SaintOfTheDay #January7 #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicSaints #EnglishSaints #CatholicHistory #TraditionalCatholic #MonasticSaints #EarlyChurch