Æthelwine of Sceldeforde was a seventh century saint, venerated in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, who lived in Anglo-Saxon England.[1] He is known to history from records in the hagiography of the Secgan Manuscript.[2][3][4] He was venerated as a saint after his death, though some question his historical authenticity.[5]

His name comes from two Anglo-Saxon words, aethel (prince) and wine (friend protector).[6] Æthelwine was a common name in the Anglo-Saxon era.

References

  1. ↑ The Oxford Dictionary of Saints, Oxford University Press.
  2. ↑ Stowe MS 944, British Library
  3. ↑ G. Hickes, Dissertatio Epistolaris in Linguarum veterum septentrionalium thesaurus grammatico-criticus et archeologicus (Oxford 1703-05), p. 115
  4. ↑ The Oxford Dictionary of Saints, Oxford University Press.
  5. ↑ Blair, John (2002), "A Handlist of Anglo-Saxon Saints", in Thacker, Alan; Sharpe, Richard, Local Saints and Local Churches in the Early Medieval West, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp508-509
  6. ↑ Blair, John (2002), "A Handlist of Anglo-Saxon Saints", in Thacker, Alan; Sharpe, Richard, Local Saints and Local Churches in the Early Medieval West, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 508-09


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