James the Deacon
7th- and 8th-century missionary to Britain and saint / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James the Deacon[lower-alpha 1] (died after 671) was a Roman deacon who accompanied Paulinus of York on his mission to Northumbria. He was a member of the Gregorian mission, which went to England to Christianise the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism. However, when he arrived in England is unknown. After Paulinus left Northumbria, James stayed near Lincoln and continued his missionary efforts, dying sometime after 671, according to the medieval chronicler Bede.
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Died | after 671 |
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Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
Feast | 17 August or 11 October |
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