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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Edwin, king of the Northumbrians, ob. 633

Saint ID

S02159

Reported Death Not Before

633

Reported Death Not After

633

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Monarchs and their family
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
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.
E05961In the Latin Whitby Life of *Gregory the Great, (bishop of Rome, ob. 604, S00838), the author recounts the discovery and translation of the relics of *Edwin (king of the Northumbrians, ob. 633, S02159). Written by a monk or nun of Whitby (north-east Britain), 685/714, perhaps 704/14.