Bosa of York

Holy Hierarch Bosa of York was a monk and was trained at Whitby Abbey in England. After Wilfrid was removed from York in 678, the diocese was divided into three, and Bosa was given the greatly reduced see of York; he was consecrated by Saint Theodore. In 687 he was replaced by Wilfrid, but in 691, when Wilfrid was ejected again, Bosa returned to the see. Saint Bede praises him as a man beloved of God, of unusual merit and holiness. He reposed around the year 705, and a liturgical calendar of the eighth century already lists him among the saints. He is venerated as a saint of the undivided Church and is commemorated on 9 March (new calendar).