Eadwold of Cerne

Eadwold of Cerne, also known as Eadwold of East Anglia, was a 9th-century hermit, East Anglian prince and patron saint of Cerne, Dorset, who lived as a hermit on a hill about four miles from Cerne. His feast day is 29 August.

Not to be confused with Eadwald of East Anglia.

Cerne Abbey ruins.
Saint Eadwold of Cerne
Saint, Hermit
Venerated inCatholicism, Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrineCerne Abbey
Feast29 August
PatronageCerne

Life

St. Eadwold was born about 835 AD, the son of Æthelweard of East Anglia[1] and reputed brother of Edmund, king of East Anglia. He left his homeland possibly due to Viking Invasion, to live as a hermit on a hill about four miles from Cerne, Dorset. William of Malmesbury said he lived on bread and water,[2] and worked many miracles.[3] He is known from the writing of William of Malmesbury and the Hagiographies of St Eadwold of Cerne, by Goscelin of Saint-Bertin and also Secgan.

Veneration

Eadwold died, August 29, c. 900, at Cerne and is said to have been buried in his cell,[4] and was later translated to a nearby monastery, dedicated to St Peter.[5] His veneration is credited with making Cerne Abbey the third richest in England during the 11th century.[6]

References
  1. Eadwold of Cerne
  2. Michael Winterbottom, Rodney Malcolm Thomson, William of Malmesbury: Gesta Pontificum Anglorum, The History of the English Bishops : Volume I: Text and Translation: Volume I: Text and Translation (Oxford University Press, 2007) page 291
  3. Edwold (Eadwold) of Cerne in The Oxford Dictionary of Saints
  4. Licence, Tom (2007) '‘Goscelin of Saint-Bertin and the hagiography of St Eadwold of Cerne’'. Journal of Medieval Latin, vol16
  5. Licence, Tom (2007) '‘Goscelin of Saint-Bertin and the hagiography of St Eadwold of Cerne’'. Journal of Medieval Latin, vol16
  6. Tom Licence, Goscelin of St Bertin and the Life of St. Eadwold of Cerne, Journal The Journal of Medieval Latin vol 16 Archived 2014-02-25 at archive.today


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