St. Honorius of Canterbury, Roman Catholic Priest and Archbishop of Canterbury-Feastday Sept. 30

St. Honorius of Canterbury, Roman Catholic Priest and  Archbishop of Canterbury, England, a native of Rome, sent to the British Isles by Pope St. Gregory I the Great. Honorius was a Benedictine who went to England at the request of St. Augustine of Canterbury. He succeeded to the see in 627. Honorius was consecrated by St. Paulinus, and he consecrated Sts. Felix and Ithamar, the first English born bishops. Honorius gave St. Paulinus refuge when he fled Caedwalla of Wales after the death of King Edwin. Feastday Sept. 30

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