Oswald of Northumbria

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Anglo-Saxon monarch Christian saint human king

Oswald of Northumbria was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king renowned for uniting much of northern England under his rule and promoting Christianity before his death in battle.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Oswald of Northumbria canonical 7
King Oswald of Northumbria 4
Saint Oswald 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon monarch ⓘ
Christian saint ⓘ
human ⓘ
king ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Oswald NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oswald King of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saint Oswald NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Bernicia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iona NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lindisfarne NERFINISHED ⓘ
Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ
battle Battle of Heavenfield NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Maserfield NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthDate c. 604 ⓘ
canonizationStatus venerated as a saint ⓘ
conflict conflict with Cadwallon ap Cadfan ⓘ
conflict with Penda of Mercia ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ
deathDate 5 August 642 ⓘ
deathPlace Maserfield NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oswestry NERFINISHED ⓘ
deathYear 642 ⓘ
dynasty Bernician dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Idings NERFINISHED ⓘ
era 7th century ⓘ
father Æthelfrith of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ
feastDay 5 August ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in battle ⓘ
mother Acha of Deira NERFINISHED ⓘ
name Oswald of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor founding the monastery at Lindisfarne ⓘ
inviting Aidan of Iona to Northumbria ⓘ
promoting Christianity in Northumbria ⓘ
supporting the mission of Iona ⓘ
uniting much of northern England under his rule ⓘ
positionHeld King of Bernicia NERFINISHED ⓘ
King of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor Eanfrith of Bernicia NERFINISHED ⓘ
reignEnd 642 ⓘ
reignStart c. 634 ⓘ
religion Celtic Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
sibling Oswiu of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ
source Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor Oswine of Deira NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oswiu of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ
veneratedIn Anglican Communion ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Maserfield → combatantCommander → Oswald of Northumbria ⓘ
Battle of Maserfield → casualty → Oswald of Northumbria ⓘ
Kingdom of Bernicia → hasRuler → Oswald of Northumbria ⓘ
King Oswiu of Northumbria → sibling → Oswald of Northumbria ⓘ
subject surface form: Oswiu of Northumbria
King Oswiu of Northumbria → predecessor → Oswald of Northumbria ⓘ
subject surface form: Oswiu of Northumbria
King Edwin of Northumbria → successor → Oswald of Northumbria ⓘ
St Oswald’s Parish Church → dedicatedTo → Oswald of Northumbria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Oswald
St Oswald’s Parish Church → namedAfter → Oswald of Northumbria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Oswald of Northumbria
Kingdom of Northumbria → notablePerson → Oswald of Northumbria ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Oswald of Northumbria
Holy Island → associatedWith → Oswald of Northumbria ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Oswald of Northumbria
Lindisfarne Priory → foundedUnderPatronageOf → Oswald of Northumbria ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Oswald of Northumbria
Aidan of Lindisfarne → appointedBy → Oswald of Northumbria ⓘ
Aidan of Lindisfarne → workedWith → Oswald of Northumbria ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Oswald of Northumbria