ENGLISH SPEAKING SAINTS February 23 St. Boswell, 661 A.D, St. Jurmin, 7th century, St. Milburga, 715 A.D

ENGLISH SPEAKING SAINTS February 23 St. Boswell, 661 A.D. Abbot of Melrose, England, also called Boisil. Boswell trained as a monk under St. Aidan. As abbot, Boswell served as a biblical scholar. He was given a gift of prophecy and was known for his preaching, and he trained Sts. Cuthbert and Eghert. Boswell died of the plague. St. Jurmin, 7th century. Prince of East Anglia, England, and a relative of King Anna . He is honored as a confessor, and his relics were enshrined at Bury St. Edmunds. St. Milburga, 715 A.D. Benedictine abbess who received the veil from St. Theodore of Canterbury. She was the daughter of a king of Mercia and sister of Sts. Mildred of Thanet and Mildgytha. Milburga was abbess of Wenlock Abbey in Salop, Shropshire, England. Her father and her uncle, King Wulfhere, provided funds for the abbey. Among the remarkable abilities she evidenced were levitation and power over birds.