Constantine was proclaimed Emperor in York and his mother was Saint Helena, the original patron saint of Cockshutt Church. St. Constantine was the one who brought humanity to the Roman Empire. He, for the first time, put an end to state brutality, and fought to make the world politically, socially and economically the way Christ … Continue reading Constantine the Great
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Pentecost (Whitsun)
The feast of Pentecost Pontekoste (fiftieth) commemorates the Holy Spirit’s descent upon the disciples fifty days after Christ’s resurrection. The Book of Acts tells us that the descent of the Holy Spirit occurred during the Jewish ‘Feast of Weeks’ (Hag Shavout) which was held on the fiftieth day after Passover. It celebrated the seven-week-long harvesting … Continue reading Pentecost (Whitsun)
St. Anselm – 21st April
Anselm born in 1033 was the son of a wealthy family. He was a delicate and studious youth and, after an argument with his father, he roamed through Burgundy and France as a penniless student. He arrived at the monastery of Bec which was a centre of scholarship under the Abbot Lanfranc. After some years … Continue reading St. Anselm – 21st April