SAINT
saint-chad-of-mercia
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Chad was a prominent 7th-century Anglo-Saxon monk. He was an abbot, Bishop of the Northumbrians and then Bishop of the Mercians and Lindsey People. After his death he was known as a saint.
feast Day
03-02
patronages
- Mercia
- Lichfield
birth Date
Unknown, but most likely in the 620s
death Date
2 March 672
canonization Status
canonized
feast Month
3
feast Day Of Month
2