ENGLISH SPEAKING SAINTS DECEMBER 28, St. Romulus and Conindrus, 450 A.D. Missionaries and bishops, St. Maughold, 488 A.D. Irish bishop

ENGLISH SPEAKING SAINTS DECEMBER 28 St. Romulus and Conindrus, 450 A.D. Missionaries and bishops, honored as the first evangelizers of the Isle of Man. They were contemporaries of St. Patrick and part of the great mission labors of that era. St. Maughold, 488 A.D. Irish bishop converted by St. Patrick, also listed as Macull and Maccaldus. Originally an outlaw, he was spiritually changed by St. Patrick and performed penance and entered the religious life. Maughold was told to leave Ireland as part of his penance and set sail, landing on the Isle of Man. There he evangelized the people and was elected bishop.