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Wannabe
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Well I'm a NUN now, that's practically a saint!

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Wannabe @ 13/01/2009 21:31

Wannabe
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The only saint I can think of that was actually born in England is St Alban.

And he's been suggested to take over from George as patron saint before...

There may be others, but that's the only one I can think of.

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Wannabe @ 13/01/2009 21:35

TeeCee
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St Michael, patron saint of Marks & Spencer?

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TeeCee @ 13/01/2009 21:39

Wannabe
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Hey - I've just looked up St Alban - seems he's patron saint of converts, refugees and torture victims... sounds like the perfick choice of patron saint of England!

I thought Michael was patron saint of sensible knickers? Amounts to the same thing...

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Wannabe @ 13/01/2009 21:43

Triumph_Sy
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cool!..St. Alban it is then:o)...................maybe we could start a petition etc..to make him patron saint of BM!lol..............N.U.N.? c'mon then..spill em?:o).......... TC.......................yer plonker!

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Triumph_Sy @ 13/01/2009 21:48

micksaway
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I was out a while back with a few of my English friends was around the time of the rugby world cup so lots of St George flags about. I asked them if they knew when St George's day was. Not one of them had a Clue. So then I asked them about St Patrick They all knew about him. So being the kind Irish bloke that I am I enlightend them

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micksaway @ 13/01/2009 22:08

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England? Can't wait to get out again.

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Deleted Member @ 13/01/2009 22:10

Wannabe
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St George 23rd April
St David 1st March
St Patrick 17th March
St Andrew 30th November.

All those years in the Girl Guides weren't wasted on me

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Wannabe @ 13/01/2009 22:11

micksaway
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Shows the power of marketing by Guinness that they all knew St Patrick's day Talking of Guinness sounds like a plan Marketing Bas****s more money gone

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micksaway @ 13/01/2009 22:15

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St Cuthbert (634 - 687) is regarded as the patron saint of Northumbria. He spent much time among the people, ministering to their spiritual needs, carrying out missionary journeys, preaching, and performing miracles. Alban was a Roman army officer, martyred in 304.

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Triumph_Sy
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cheers for info XT!..............forgot you know yer stuff when it comes to history geez:o)....................thats Alban struck off me hit list then!lol...weird to think that Northumbria had one all to themselves with Cuthbert!..c'mon geez.......help me out here............who could be justifiably deemed a decent, home grown English saint for us all, that passes my rather strict criteria?!:o)............

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Triumph_Sy @ 13/01/2009 23:04

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Thomas Becket (St Thomas) was born in London.

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Deleted Member @ 13/01/2009 23:16

Triumph_Sy
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heard of him, dont know owt about him though..was he known as a decent geezer n that? .what did he do?!.......

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Triumph_Sy @ 13/01/2009 23:18

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He was Archbishop of Canterbury if that counts for owt. Had a barney with Henry II, and a few of his knights thought they were doing the king a favour by murdering him.

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Deleted Member @ 13/01/2009 23:23

Triumph_Sy
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oooooooooooooooooookaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!lol..............sounds interesting:o)......will google him sometime methinks!....cheers geez........

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Triumph_Sy @ 13/01/2009 23:30

micksaway
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Didnt they make Diana a saint or was that just the media pandering to the purple rince bragade

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micksaway @ 14/01/2009 00:41

Triumph_Sy
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good question mick......wheres our resident saint teccie then?!.............................XK.............the answer is??