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Oswald’s parents came from Denmark to England before his birth. The boy was educated by his uncle, Saint Odo the Good.
Oswald became a priest in the diocese of Winchester, England. He was a Benedictine monk at Fleury-sur-Loire, France and a bishop of Worcester, England in 962.
Oswald worked with Saint Dunstan and Saint Ethelwold to revive monastic and ecclesiastical discipline in England. He founded the abbey at Ramsey, and the monastery at Winchester.
Oswald became the archbishop of York in 972. He wrote theological treatises, and worked for the improved theological training of his clergy.
Oswald also washed the feet of poor people daily.
Died
- 29 February 992 of natural causes
Patronage
- in England
Ramsey Abbey,
Worcester,
York
Representation
- church
- dove
- ship
- stone
Source: https://catholicsaints.info/saint-oswald-of-worcester/
