Saint Kenelm

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Saint Kenelm is a semi-legendary Anglo-Saxon royal martyr and child saint venerated in medieval England, particularly associated with miraculous cults and pilgrimage sites.

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Saint Kenelm canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon prince
Christian saint
child saint
royal martyr
semi-legendary figure
associatedWith Clent Hills
Gloucestershire
Winchcombe
Worcestershire, England
surface form: Worcestershire
associatedWithGenre medieval hagiography
commemoratedBy churches dedicated in his name
medieval pilgrimage to his shrine
countryOfOrigin Mercia
surface form: Kingdom of Mercia
cultStatus regional saint of the English Midlands
diedInCentury 9th century
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxons
hasCultCentre Clent
Winchcombe
hasFather Coenwulf of Mercia
surface form: King Coenwulf of Mercia
hasFeastDay 13 December
17 July
hasIconographicAttribute accompanied by a dove
child king with crown
holding a sceptre
hasLegend miraculous discovery of his body
narrative of betrayal and murder by his sister Cwenthryth
vision of a dove carrying a scroll to Rome
hasRelative Coenwulf of Mercia
Cwoenthryth
surface form: Cwenthryth
hasSister Cwoenthryth
surface form: Cwenthryth
historicity partly legendary
languageOfLegend Latin
Middle English
notableFor martyrdom as a child
medieval pilgrimage cult
miracle stories
patronage Clent
Winchcombe
placeOfBirth Mercia
placeOfBurial Winchcombe
surface form: Winchcombe Abbey
placeOfDeath Clent Hills
positionHeld Mercian royal heir
religion Christianity
sourceOfInformation Anglo-Saxon and later chronicles
medieval hagiographies
timePeriod early 9th century
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

medieval England

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