Saint Osyth

On 7th October we were able to commemorate the feast of St. Osyth by a short trip to the place that bears the name of this local saint. Saint Osyth was martyred in 653 AD by invading Danes. The wife of a king of Essex, she had later entered a convent which she ruled as abbess. The village of St. Osyth is also the site of the ruins of a priory of Augustinian canons (Black Canons) until the Dissolution.

We were also able to make a short visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Light, Spouse of the Holy Ghost in nearby Clacton. To find out more about the shrine please see the web-site.