Saint Botolph

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Anglo-Saxon monk Christian saint abbot

Saint Botolph is a 7th-century English abbot and saint traditionally venerated as the patron of travelers and various towns bearing his name, especially in eastern England.

Aliases (2)

Botolph of Iken ×1
Botolph of Thorney ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglo-Saxon monk → Christian saint → abbot →
associatedWith	East Anglia → Iken, Suffolk →
canonizationStatus	pre-congregation →
centuryOfActivity	7th century →
commemoratedIn	medieval English calendars of saints →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of the East Angles →
cultDeveloped	early Middle Ages →
dateOfBirth	7th century →
dateOfDeath	c. 680 →
era	Anglo-Saxon England →
feastDay	17 June →
hasAttribute	abbot’s habit → monastery in background → staff →
hasLegacy	many churches in England dedicated to him → several English place names derived from his name →
hasVariantName	Botolph of Iken → Botolph of Thorney → Botulf → Botwulf →
honorificPrefix	Saint →
influenced	medieval devotion to patron saints of travel →
languageOfName	Old English →
notableWork	founded monastery at Iken in Suffolk →
occupation	abbot → monk →
patronage	Boston, Lincolnshire → Boston, Massachusetts → boundaries → farmers → travellers → various English towns named after him → wayfarers →
placeOfBurial	Bury St Edmunds (translated relics) → Thorney Abbey (translated relics) →
placeOfMonasticFoundation	Iken, Suffolk →
positionHeld	abbot of Iken →
religion	Christianity →
sexOrGender	male →
typeOfSaint	confessor →
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion → Eastern Orthodox Church → Roman Catholic Church →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Boston Stump → St Botolph's Church, Boston → St Botolph's Church, Boston →	dedicatedTo
Botulf → Botwulf →	alternateName
Saint Botolph ("Botolph of Thorney") → Saint Botolph ("Botolph of Iken") →	hasVariantName
Iken, Suffolk →	associatedWith
Iken, Suffolk →	ecclesiasticalDedication
Thorney Abbey (translated relics) →	hasRelicOf
St Botolph's Church, Lincoln →	namedAfter