St Osmund's

95 Exeter Street Salisbury SP1 2SF Map Tel: 01722 333 581 E: office@salisburycatholics.org

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History of St Osmund's Church
St Osmund's Parish Pastoral Council
Pugin and St Osmund's
Parish Groups
St Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury

St Osmund's Parish Pastoral Committee Meeting Minutes (.pdf copies of the minutes of meetings held on or after the 25th Nov 2009 may be viewed)

St Osmund's - The Name 

Etymology:
Osmond comes from an Old English name, Osmund, meaning “God Protect,” from “os” (god) and “mund” (protect).
History:
Osmund was a common Anglo-Saxon name found in the early Middle Ages among the three main ethnic groups in England: the Anglo-Saxons (as Osmund), the Norse (as Asmundr) and (after 1066) even the Normans (as Osmond). The Normans were especially fond of the name as it belonged to St. Osmund, one of their own.
Alternates: Osmund.
Latin: Osmundus.
Scandinavian: Åsmund.
Surnames: Osman, Osment, Osmint, Osmon, Osmand, Osmund, Osmond.
Famous Bearers:
St. Osmund (d1099): A bishop of Salisbury, nephew of William the Conqueror, and an important figure in early  Norman England. Canonized 1457.  Osmund also assisted the king in assembling the massive census which became the Domesday book.
Patron Saint for medical conditions: Toothache, rupture, paralysis, and madness.