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Saint Oswald of Northumbria
Northumbria, England
Saint Oswald of Northumbria, also known as Oswald of Bernicia, was born in approximately 605 in Northumbria, England. He was the son of King Aethelfrith the Ravager of Bernicia and Princess Aacha of Deira, and the second of seven children.
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Gaudete et Exsultate, 32
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