Wednesday, November 13, 2013

13 Nov: Bishop Britius, Pupil & Successor of Martin of Tours (397-414 AD)

13 November. BCP. Britius, Bishop. As noted in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer.

http://www.eskimo.com/~lhowell/bcp1662/notes/saints.html#Britius

 Britius, Bishop ("St. Brice"), pupil of St. Martin of Tours, and bishop as his successor (A.D. 397-414). He was in early life a gross sinner, converted by St. Martin; afterwards a victim of slander, and driven for seven years from his see, but restored from 407 till his death. On St. Brice's day (A.D. 1002) was perpetuated the treacherous massacre of the Danes in England, by command of Ethelred, so signally avenged by Swayn and Canute. -- November 13th.

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