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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Hewald and Hewald, priests and martyrs in Saxony, 7th c.

Saint ID

S02095

Reported Death Not Before

690

Reported Death Not After

710

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Lesser clergy , Missionaries, Groups and pairs of saints
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E05631Bede, in his Martyrology, records the feast on 3 October 'among the Old Saxons' (northern Germany) of *Hewald and Hewald (priests and martyrs, 7th c., S02095). Written in Latin at Wearmouth-Jarrow (north-east Britain), 725/731.
E05860The Calendar of Willibrord, in its earliest version, records the feasts of various saints in October. Written in Latin at Echternach, Frisia (north-east Gaul), 703/710.