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Saint Walstan

Walston (recorded as Walstan in some sources) was an Anglo-Saxon prince, known for the miracles which occurred during and after his life after he became a farm worker. He is a patron saint of farm animals and agricultural workers, who once visited his shrine at the church at Bawburgh, in the English county of Norfolk. Two sources for his life exist: the…

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Legacy and veneration

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Hagiographical and medieval sources

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Anglo-SaxonPatron saintShrineBawburghNorfolk
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Born
c. 975? Bawburgh, Norfolk (or Blythburgh, Suffolk)
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Died
c. 1016 Taverham, Norfolk
Feast
30 May
Major shrine
previously at Bawburgh
Patronage
Farms, farm workers

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Saint Walstan

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related to Sources · 119
Saint Walstan → Alan, America, An Essay Towards, Anglo-Norman East Anglia, Anglo-Saxon Saints, April, Archaeology Data Service, Basingstoke, Bawburgh, Bibliotheca, Blair, Blomefield, Bollandistes, Bond, Boydell Press, Britain, British History Online, British Isles, Brussels, Burns
Born · 1
Saint Walstan → c. 975? Bawburgh, Norfolk (or Blythburgh, Suffolk)
Canonized · 1
Saint Walstan → Pre-Congregation
Died · 1
Saint Walstan → c. 1016 Taverham, Norfolk
Feast · 1
Saint Walstan → 30 May
Major shrine · 1
Saint Walstan → previously at Bawburgh
Patronage · 1
Saint Walstan → Farms, farm workers
Venerated in · 1
Saint Walstan → Anglican Communion Eastern Orthodox Church

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bawburgh walstan norfolk life english isbn st church walstan's latin press saints taverham two farm day known medieval saint london

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Saint WalstanBornc. 975? Bawburgh, Norfolk (or Blythburgh, Suffolk)1.00infobox
Saint WalstanCanonizedPre-Congregation1.00infobox
Saint WalstanDiedc. 1016 Taverham, Norfolk1.00infobox
Saint WalstanFeast30 May1.00infobox
Saint WalstanMajor shrinepreviously at Bawburgh1.00infobox
Saint WalstanPatronageFarms, farm workers1.00infobox
Saint WalstanVenerated inAnglican Communion Eastern Orthodox Church1.00infobox
Saint Walstanrelated to SourcesBlair0.60section
Saint Walstanrelated to SourcesJohn0.60section
Saint Walstanrelated to SourcesHandlist0.60section
Saint Walstanrelated to SourcesAnglo-Saxon Saints0.60section
Saint Walstanrelated to SourcesIn Thacker0.60section

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