on August 3:
- The Finding of the Body of Stephen, protomartyr;
- Waltheof or Walthen, abbot;
- Nicodemus
When Waltheof's (d. ca. 1160 A.D.) father passed away, he went with his mother to Scotland where she married King St. David I. At his foster father's court, he came under the influence of St. Aelred. He then left to become an Augustinian canon at Nostelle Monastery in Yorkshire. Then he became abbot of Kirkham, but still was in quest of a stricter rule. So he joined the Cistercians at Wardon, Bedfordshire. Waltheof became known for his austerity, his kindness to the poor, and was credited with performing miracles. When he was to be named archbishop of St. Andrews in 1154 A.D., Waltheof refused the honor.
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