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Oswald of Worcester, Anglo-Saxon archbishop and saint (born 925)

Historical image related to Oswald of Worcester, Anglo-Saxon archbishop and saint (born 925) from February 29, 992

Oswald of Worcester

Archbishop of York from 972 to 992

Oswald of Worcester was Archbishop of York from 972 to his death in 992. He was of Danish ancestry, but brought up by his uncle, Oda of Canterbury, who sent him to France to the abbey of Fleury to become a monk. After a number of years at Fleury, Oswald returned to England at…
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February 29

Day of the year

February 29 is a leap day —an intercalary date added periodically to create leap years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the 60th day of a leap year in both Julian and Gregorian calendars, and 306 days remain until the end of the leap year. It is the last day of…
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