tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419577913238983751.post7449236496252242785..comments2022-11-11T15:16:07.642+00:00Comments on Celtic Treasure: Should St Aidan be new patron saint of UK?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419577913238983751.post-33830232139383800772010-04-25T20:41:45.403+01:002010-04-25T20:41:45.403+01:00The Patron of England should be St Alban, the firs...The Patron of England should be St Alban, the first martyr. Aidan was Irish and was only in England (which of course didn't exist really for another three hundred years)for less than 20 years.<br /><br />Illtud would even be better - a Breton (Briton) who founded Britain's first university and was responsible for the reconversion of Cornwall.<br /><br />But then, Celtic Cornwall isn't England, is it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419577913238983751.post-78145814288442456612010-04-23T21:14:57.129+01:002010-04-23T21:14:57.129+01:00What about St Alban ???What about St Alban ???Lorna (see-throughfaith)http://stf.writeouts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419577913238983751.post-42275716476677603802010-04-23T14:54:23.805+01:002010-04-23T14:54:23.805+01:00I don't think that it would go down well with ...I don't think that it would go down well with the Scots, Irish or Welsh!! They are extremely proud of their patron Saints- wherever they came from.<br />I also think that most English people- unless they are Christians won't have a clue who St Aidan was.<br />In addition to this, every country in the UK -apart from England- appear to be fervently patriotic and I feel would object to losing what they might consider- their identity.<br />Scotland and Ireland were Kingdoms in their own right when England was till a mixture of smaller Kingdoms. Wales has always been a Principality so is not included in the Union flag.<br />I think with the fervour of patriotism that is rising up in England, it would not go down very well changing the flag of St George. It's only in recent years that it's actually been recognised! Maybe best to leave things as they are-- as long as they don't use the EU flag!!!Mo Jonesnoreply@blogger.com