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Offa of Essex
King of Essex
SaintPre-congregation
Born
700
Died
709
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Offa was King of Essex. D. H. Kirby dates his reign as 705 to 709. Simon Keynes dates it c.694 to 709, when he went on a pilgrimage to Rome, where he died as a monk, along with Cenred, King of Mercia. He may have been co-king with Swæfred. He was the son of Sighere, who had died in about 690.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- CatholicSaints.Info — Saint Offa of Essex — King of Essex who abdicated in 709, went to Rome and died a monk; honoured as a saint.
- Wikidata Q888531 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Offa of Essex (CC BY-SA)
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