Eadwold of Cerne
Saint Eadwold of Cerne | |
|---|---|
| Saint, Hermit | |
| Born | c. 835 AD |
| Died | 29 August c. 900 Catholicism, Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Cerne Abbey |
| Feast | 29 August |
| Patronage | Cerne |
Eadwold of Cerne (c. 835 AD – 29 August c. 900), also known as Eadwold of East Anglia, was a 9th-century
feast day
is 29 August.
Life
Eadwold was born c. 835 AD, the son of
Secgan.[citation needed
]
Veneration
Eadwold died on 29 August c. 900, at Cerne and is said to have been buried in his cell,St Peter.[5] His veneration is credited with making Cerne Abbey the third richest in England during the 11th century.[6]
A 2024 study proposed that the Cerne Abbas Giant was created c. 900 CE, depicting Hercules, as a muster station for West Saxon armies to gather but that by the 11th-century, the figure was being reinterpreted as portraying Eadwold, by the monks at the Abbey.[7]
References
- ^ Eadwold of Cerne
- ^ Michael Winterbottom, Rodney Malcolm Thomson, William of Malmesbury: Gesta Pontificum Anglorum, The History of the English Bishops : Volume I: Text and Translation: Volume I: Text and Translation (Oxford University Press, 2007) page 291
- ^ Edwold (Eadwold) of Cerne in The Oxford Dictionary of Saints
- ^ Licence, Tom (2007) '‘Goscelin of Saint-Bertin and the hagiography of St Eadwold of Cerne’'. Journal of Medieval Latin, vol16
- ^ Licence, Tom (2007) '‘Goscelin of Saint-Bertin and the hagiography of St Eadwold of Cerne’'. Journal of Medieval Latin, vol16
- ^ Tom Licence, Goscelin of St Bertin and the Life of St. Eadwold of Cerne, Journal The Journal of Medieval Latin vol 16 Archived 2014-02-25 at archive.today
- ISSN 0038-7134.