
Confessor
Cuthman of Steyning
A devout English shepherd who built the church at Steyning.
- Feast
- February 8old style February 21
- Reposed
- 8008th century
- Place
- Steyning
- Order
- Confessors
Life
Holy Confessor Cuthman of Steyning lived as a shepherd near Steyning in Sussex in England and led a holy life. According to tradition he built the church of the town, which later bore his name; since 2009 the dedication of the church includes his name. The sources differ on his time: Orthodox England places him in the ninth century and Wikipedia in the eighth. He is venerated as a saint of the undivided Church and is commemorated on 8 February (new calendar).
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