SAINTS JANUARY 13

SAINTS JANUARY 13

St. Elian, 6th. Century.  Perhaps a Breton, he was related to Ismael and labored in the missions of Cornwall England. 

St.  Erbin, 5th century. Saint of the Comish and Devonshire regions of England. He is also listed as Ervan, Ernie, Erbyn, or Hermes. Churches in Cornwall are dedicated to Erbin 

St. Kentigern Mungo, 603  A.D. First bishop of the Strathclyde Britons. By tradition, he was the son of a British princess. His nickname, Mungo, means "dear one" or "darling." He was raised by St. Serf and be. came a hermit near Glasgow, Scotland. Driven into exile after being consecrated a bishop circa 540, Kentigern went to St. David in Wales. There he possibly founded St. Asaph Monastery at Llanelwy. In 553, he returned to Scotland to continue his labors. With St. Theneva, he is patron of Glasgow. He is also venerated as the Apostle of Northwestern England and Southwestern Scotland. 

ST REMIGIUS, BISHOP OF REIMS

Remigius was Bishop of Reims, in Gaul in the sixth century, at a time when Gaul was subject to invasion by the Franks. On Christmas Eve, in the year 500, he baptized the Frankish king Clovis. Remigius died in 533, after more than 70 years as a tireless evangelizer.  Jan 13

Hilary (Hilarius) of Poitiers (c. 310 – c. 367[1]) was Roman Catholic Bishop of Poitiers and is a Doctor of the Church. He was sometimes referred to as the "Hammer of the Arians" Feastday Jan.13