ENGLISH SPEAKING SAINTS February 24 St. Adela, 1137 A.D, St. Cumine, 669 A.D.

ENGLISH SPEAKING SAINTS February 24 St. Adela, 1137 A.D. Benefactor and English princess. Adela was the youngest daughter of William the Conqueror. In 1080 she married Stephen of Blois. Throughout her life, Adela had an active role in English politics. She was famed for endowing churches and monastic institutions. St. Cumine, 669 A.D. Irish abbot called “the White.” The abbot of Iona, Scotland, he wrote a biography of St. Columba.Feb. 24