Acca of Hexham

Saint

Acca of Hexham
Abbot & Bishop
Bornc. 660
Died740 or 742
Venerated inCatholic Church, Anglicanism
Major shrineHexham Abbey, Northumberland (part of his cross survives)
Feast20 October

Acca of Hexham (c. 660 – 740/742) was an early medieval Northumbrian prelate, serving as bishop of Hexham from 709 until 732, and subsequently commemorated as a Christian saint.

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