Feast January 15
Ceolwulf of Northumbria
Saint · Feast January 15
Biography
Ceolwulf was King of Northumbria from 729 until 737, except for a short period in 731 or 732 when he was briefly deposed and then restored to power. Ceolwulf ultimately abdicated and entered the monastery at Lindisfarne. He was the "most glorious king" to whom Bede dedicated his Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum.
Feast day
January 15
Death date
765
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
1
Feast day of month
15
