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Memorial

• 28 February (non-leap years)
• 29 February (in leap years)
• 15 October

Profile

Oswald’s parents came from Denmark to England before his birth. The boy was educated by his uncle, Saint Odo the Good. Priest in the diocese of Winchester, England. Benedictine monk at Fleury-sur-Loire, France. Bishop of Worcester, England in 962. Worked with Saint Dunstan and Saint Ethelwold to revive monastic and ecclesiastical discipline in England. Founded the abbey at Ramsey, and the monastery at Winchester. Archbishop of York in 972. Wrote theological treatises, and worked for the improved theological training of his clergy. Daily washed the feet of poor people.

Died

• 29 February 992 of natural causes

Patronage

• in England
  • Ramsey Abbey
  • Worcester
  • York

Representation

• church
• demon
• dove
• ship
• stone

MLA Citation

• “Saint Oswald of Worcester“. CatholicSaints.Info. 24 February 2024. Web. 18 April 2024. <>