king ancestors who became saints
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KING ANCESTORS WHO BECAME SAINTS. ALFRED THE GREAT King of England 36 th GGF of A E King Sr. Not officially canonized by the Catholic Church Considered a ‘Christian Hero’ by the Anglican Church Feast day October 26. SAINT ARNULF OF METZ 40 th GGF of A E King Sr. Bishop of Metz - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
KING ANCESTORS WHO BECAME SAINTS
ALFRED THE GREATKing of England
36th GGF of A E King Sr
• Not officially canonized by the Catholic Church
• Considered a ‘Christian Hero’ by the Anglican Church
• Feast day October 26
SAINT ARNULF OF METZ40th GGF of A E King Sr
• Bishop of Metz• Often portrayed with a
rake in his hand• Feast day July 18
ST BATHILDE42nd GGM of A E King Sr
• Wife of Clovis II of the Franks• Queen of the Franks• Sold into slavery as a child• Founded the abbeys of Corbie
and Chelles• Abolished the practice of child
slavery
• Feast Day January 30
ST BEGGA OF LANDON40th GGM of A E King Sr
• Following the death of her husband she became a nun
• Founded 7 churches and the convent at Andenne
• Feast Day December 17
ST CANUTE OF DENMARK28TH GGF of A E King Sr
• King of Denmark• Murdered by
rebels• First Dane to be
canonized• Patron saint of
Denmark
ST CLOTILDE47th GGM of A E King Sr
• Wife of Clovis I of the Franks• Converted her husband, and
most of Europe, to Christianity
• Feast Day June 4
ST CLOUD (ST CLODALD)41st GGF of A E King Sr
• Son of St Arnulf of Metz and St Clotilde
• Renounced all claims to the throne and became a hermit
• Later returned to become a bishop
• Feast Day September 7
ST ETHELBERT44th GGF of A E King Sr
• King of Kent• Converted to
Christianity by St Augustine
• Converted Anglo-Saxon England to Christianity
• Built the Cathedral of St Paul in London
• Feast Day May 27
ST FERDINAND (FERNANDO)24th GGF of A E King Sr
• King of Castile• Recovered extensive lands
in Spain from the Muslims and donated them to the Church
• Feast Day May 30
ST GONDOLFUS42nd GGF of A E King Sr
• Bishop of Tongeren and Maastrich
• Feast Day July 16
ST HENRY31st GGF of A E King Sr
• Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
• Feast Day is July 13
ST ITTA OF METZ41st GGM of A E King Sr
• Founded the Benedicine nunnery at Nivelles
• Feast Day May 8
ST JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA59TH GGF of A E King
• Offered his tomb for the burial of Christ
• Wrapped the body in linen and placed it in the tomb
• Tied to the Legends of the Holy Grail
• Feast Day March 17
ST LOUIS23rd GGF of A E King Sr
• King Louis IX of France• Feast day August 25
ST LUDMILA35th GGM of A E King Sr
• Grandmother of St Wenceslaus
• Converted to Christianity by Saints Cyril and Methodius
• Strangled with her veil by her daughter
• Responsible for reconciling conflicts with in-laws (no RIP there)
• Feast Day September 16
ST MARGARET OF SCOTLAND25th GGM of A E King Sr
• Instigated religious reform in Scotland (previously Irish rather than Roman)
• Feast Day November 16
ST MATILDA OF RINGELHEIM34th GGM of A E King Sr
• Wife of King Henry I of Germany
• Established Quedlinburg Abbey
• Feast Day March 14
ST OLAF OF NORWAY31st GGF of A E King Sr
• Converted much of Norway to Christianity
• Feast Day July 29
ST OLGA OF KIEV30th GGM of A E King Sr
• First ruler of Rus Kiev to convert to Christianity
• Feast Day July 11
ST RICHEZA OF LOTHARINGIA28th GGM of A E King Sr
• Wife of Mieszko II of Poland
• Rebuilt the Abbey of Brauweiler
• Feast Day March 21
ST AELGIFU34th GGM of A E King Sr
• Wife of Edmund I the Magnificent of England
• Associated with Shaftesbury Abbey
• Feast Day May 18
ST VLADIMIR28th GGF of A E King Sr
• Vladimir the Great of Kiev
• Completed the conversion of Rus Kiev to Christianity begun by his grandmother, St Olga
• Feast Day July 15
ST WENCESLAUS37th great-granduncle of A E King Sr
• King of Hungary• Killed by his brother• Walked barefoot in the
snow, creating warmth which kept his subjects alive
• Good King Wenceslaus• Feast Day October 26
ST ELIZABETH OF PORTUGAL21st GGM of AE King Sr
• Wife of King Denis Alfonsez of Portugal
• Founded the Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha in Coimbra
• Feast Day is July 8
ARTHUR E (ART) KING JRSon of A E King Sr
• Never canonized (never a Catholic)
• Lived a saintly life and considered a saint by all who knew him