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Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
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Lucius of Britain

King of Britain

A British king, remembered by tradition as the first Christian king of Britain.

Feast
December 3old style December 16
Era
2nd century
Place
Britain
Order
Right-Believing Rulers

Life

Saint Lucius of Britain is, according to tradition, the first Christian king of Britain, in the second century.

According to the calendar, in 187 he asked for missionaries for his people and founded the dioceses of London and Llandaff. These matters rest on tradition and are not supported by further evidence in our sources. He is a saint of the undivided Church and is commemorated on 3 December (New Calendar).

Commemorated the same day December 3