Almighty God, who in a rude and barbarous age didst raise up thy deacon Alcuin to rekindle the light of learning: Illumine our minds, we pray thee, that amid the uncertainties and confusions of our own time we may show forth thine eternal truth, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Today the Church of England celebrates Alcuin of York, Deacon, Abbot of Tours, 804
Image: Portrait of Alcuin, preaching & holding an open book; illustration to Thevet's "Vrais portraits et vies des hommes illustres" (Paris 1584), © Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 pic.twitter.com/3pC6vTZMgz
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