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Cynibil

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Feast: 2 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
650
Died
unknown
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Cynibil was one of four Northumbrian brothers named by Bede as prominent in the early Anglo-Saxon Church. The others were Chad of Mercia, Cedd and Caelin.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

Limited information available on this saint.

Connected on this site

  • Cedd Saint Brother or sister
  • Chad of Mercia Saint
    “The others were Chad of Mercia, Cedd and Caelin.” — Wikipedia
Sources
  • Wikidata Q5199948 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Cynibil (CC BY-SA)

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