ENGLISH SPEAKING SAINTS AUGUST 27 St. Decuman, 706 A.D. Hermit martyr, St. Etherius, 602 A.D. Bishop of Lyons, St. Malrubius. Martyred hermit of Merns, Scotland

ENGLISH SPEAKING SAINTS AUGUST 27 St. Decuman, 706 A.D. Hermit martyr, also called Dagan. He was Welsh, and he lived as a recluse in Somersetshire, England. There he was murdered in a fashion that led to his veneration as a martyr. St. Etherius, 602 A.D. Bishop of Lyons, France, who welcomed St. Augustine when he was on his way to England. Pope St. Gregory I the Great recommended Etherius to St. Augustine. Etherius is some-times listed as Alermius. St. Malrubius. Martyred hermit of Merns, Scotland. He was slain by Norse invaders who landed in his area and razed the countryside.