Cynehelm of Mercia

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Cynehelm of Mercia was an Anglo-Saxon royal prince, venerated as a Christian martyr and later regarded as a saint in medieval England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon royal prince
Christian martyr
Mercian prince
historical person
medieval English saint
alsoKnownAs Kenelm of Mercia NERFINISHED
Saint Kenelm NERFINISHED
associatedWith Hailes, Gloucestershire NERFINISHED
Winchcombe, Gloucestershire NERFINISHED
burialPlace Winchcombe Abbey (traditional) NERFINISHED
category Anglo-Saxon saints
English Christian martyrs
Mercian royalty
commemoratedOn 17 July
countryOfCitizenship Mercia NERFINISHED
culture Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED
dynasty Mercian royal house NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxons NERFINISHED
feastDay 17 July
gender male
hasCultCentre Abingdon NERFINISHED
Abingdon Abbey NERFINISHED
Bedford NERFINISHED
Bristol NERFINISHED
Bristol Cathedral NERFINISHED
Bury St Edmunds NERFINISHED
Canterbury NERFINISHED
Canterbury Cathedral NERFINISHED
Chichester NERFINISHED
Chichester Cathedral NERFINISHED
Durham NERFINISHED
Durham Cathedral NERFINISHED
Evesham NERFINISHED
Evesham Abbey NERFINISHED
Exeter NERFINISHED
Exeter Cathedral NERFINISHED
Gloucester NERFINISHED
Gloucester Cathedral NERFINISHED
Hereford NERFINISHED
Hereford Cathedral NERFINISHED
Lincoln NERFINISHED
Lincoln Cathedral NERFINISHED
London NERFINISHED
Malmesbury NERFINISHED
Malmesbury Abbey NERFINISHED
Pershore NERFINISHED
Pershore Abbey NERFINISHED
Peterborough NERFINISHED
Peterborough Abbey NERFINISHED
Rochester NERFINISHED
Rochester Cathedral NERFINISHED
Salisbury NERFINISHED
Salisbury Cathedral NERFINISHED
St Albans NERFINISHED
St Albans Abbey NERFINISHED
St Paul’s Cathedral, London NERFINISHED
Wells NERFINISHED
Wells Cathedral NERFINISHED
Wimborne NERFINISHED
Wimborne Minster NERFINISHED
Winchcombe NERFINISHED
Winchester NERFINISHED
Winchester Cathedral NERFINISHED
Worcester NERFINISHED
Worcester Cathedral NERFINISHED
hasFather Coenwulf of Mercia NERFINISHED
hasLegend legend involving a guiding dove to his burial place
legend of being murdered as a child heir
legend of burial at Winchcombe
hasOccupation prince
hasWork Latin hagiographical Life of St Kenelm
languageOfName Old English
mentionedIn Anglo-Saxon charters
South English Legendary NERFINISHED
medieval English martyrologies
notableFor posthumous cult as a saint
royal martyrdom
patronage Winchcombe NERFINISHED
placeOfVeneration Hailes (near Winchcombe) NERFINISHED
Winchcombe Abbey NERFINISHED
positionHeld heir to the throne of Mercia
relative Coenwulf of Mercia NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
timePeriod early 9th century
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Coenwulf of Mercia child Cynehelm of Mercia