Saint Aldate

A bishop of Gloucester (d. 577). He is reported to have roused the countryside to resist Anglo-Saxon invasion forces. A street in Oxford is named after him, as well as a small street in Gloucester. His existence is questionable.

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References

Sources

  • Hazlitt, W. Carew. (1905). Faith and Folklore. 2 vols. London: Reeves and Turner, p. 1:3.
  • Hearne, Thomas. (1869). Diary ii, p. 285.