ENGLISH SPEAKING SAINTS SEPTEMBER 6, Sts. Felix and Augebert, St. Maccallin

 ENGLISH SPEAKING SAINTS SEPTEMBER 6 

Sts. Felix and Augebert, seventh century. Two martyred Englishmen who were captured and sold into slavery in France. Ransomed by Pope St. Gregory I the Great, Felix became a priest and Augebert a deacon. While preparing to return to England as missionaries, they were slain by pagans in Champagne, France.  

St. Maccallin, Irish bishop of Lusk, Great Britain, Sometimes called Macallan and Macculin Dus. He is also venerated in Scotland.

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