Saint Wigstan
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Saint Wigstan was a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon prince and martyr venerated in medieval England, particularly associated with the royal house of Mercia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Wigstan canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon prince
ⓘ
Christian martyr ⓘ Mercian royal ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Winston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wystan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Evesham Abbey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Repton NERFINISHED ⓘ Wistow, Leicestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 9th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | churches dedicated to Saint Wystan ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | medieval English hagiographies ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Kingdom of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Saxons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Wigstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfDeath | murder ⓘ |
| hasCultCentre |
Evesham Abbey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Repton NERFINISHED ⓘ Wistow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFather | Wigmund of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeastDay | 1 June ⓘ |
| hasGrandfather | Wiglaf of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegend |
healing miracles at his shrine
ⓘ
miraculous light over his burial place ⓘ |
| hasMother | Ælfflæd of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | royal heir ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Beorhtfrith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isHeirOf | Wiglaf of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | Beorhtfrith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Old English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| memberOf | Mercian royal house NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
martyrdom following dynastic dispute
ⓘ
refusal to accept the Mercian throne ⓘ |
| patronage |
Wigston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wistow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Wistow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Mercian prince ⓘ |
| relicsTranslatedTo |
Evesham Abbey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Repton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
medieval England ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.