ENGLISH SPEAKING SAINTS AUGUST 27, St. Decuman, St. Etherius, St. Malrubius

 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.