Alcuin
8th-century Northumbrian scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher
Feast: 19 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Alcuin, a Northumbrian of noble family born about 735, probably at York, entered the cathedral school there as a child and was taught by Aelbert and Archbishop Egbert. When Aelbert became archbishop in 767, Alcuin took charge of the school, drawing many students and enriching its library.
An eminent educator, scholar and theologian, he became the leading teacher at the court of Charlemagne. He died on 19 May 804.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A great Christian teacher who served faith and learning at the court of Charlemagne.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Haymo of Halberstadt Saint Pupil
- Hildegrim of Châlons Saint Pupil
- Rabanus Maurus Saint Pupil
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Alcuin
- Wikidata Q154332 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Alcuin (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.