Feast October 17
Æthelred and Æthelberht
Martyr · Feast October 17
Biography
Saints Æthelred and Æthelberht according to the Kentish royal legend were princes of the Kingdom of Kent who were murdered in around AD 669, and later commemorated as saints and martyrs. Their story forms an important element in the legend of Saint Mildrith, because the monastery of Minster in Thanet is said to have been founded in atonement for the crime.
Feast day
October 17
Death date
c. 669
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
10
Feast day of month
17
