St. Edwin of Northumbria

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Feastday: October 12
586 - 633

In the year 616, King Ethelfrith was slain in battle by Redwald, King of the East Angles. Edwin of Deira became king of the whole kingdom of Northumbria and after the death of Redwald, he had a certain lordship over the other English kings. He married Ethelburga, daughter of St. Ethelbert, King of Kent after promising to allow her to practice her Christian religion. St. Paulinus was sent as chaplain to the Queen and bishop for his converts. When Queen Ethelburga gave birth to a daughter, she was baptized with twelve others on Whitsunday, and called Eanfleda; they were the first fruits of the Northumbrians. Edwin was a man of unusual wisdom and deliberated in his heart to which religion he should follow. Paulinus continued to instruct him and to pray for his conversion. King Edwin was baptized at York at Easter in the year 627, on the site of the present York Minster, in the wooden church of St. Peter which he had caused to be built. This good king had reigned seventeen years when the Welsh Cadwalon marched in arms against him with Penda of Mercia, a pagan. King Edwin met them at Hatfield Chase on October 12, 633, and in the ensuing battle he was slain. St. Edwin was certainly vernerated in England as a martyr, but though his claims to sanctity are else doubtful than those of some other royal saints, English and other, he has had no liturgical cultus so far as is known. His relics were held in veneration, churches were dedicated in his honour in London and at Brean in Somerset; and Pope Gregory XIII permitted him to be represented among the English martyrs on the walls of the chapel of the Venerabile at Rome. His feast day is October 12th.

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chet bas
7 months ago
happy feast day St. Edwin of Northumbria. please help my mom and i have peace.
Annamaria Mix
1 year ago
My brother's name is Edwin Christopher Mix. I am so gladtocome across his patron saint. Our paternal grandfather was also named Edwin. My father's side of the family goes way back to colonial times and have English ancestors, Mix and Buckingham. My father was protestant but became Catholic when he married my mother,Giovanna Di Vito from Italy. We grew up in Waterbury, Ct USA as Catholics. Please pray to St Edwin for my brother Edwin's conversion and healing from alcoholism and depression.Thankyou! God bless!
edwin
2 years ago
peace..i like to know more about st.edwin because we want to name st.edwin to our bec...t.q....
Archdeacon Andrew
2 years ago
There is an Orthodox service [office] for St. Edwin at the Orthodox England site.
Sheila Lange
2 years ago
Our church is St Edwin's Dunscroft, Doncaster. We celebrate St Edwin every year, and this year are celebrating St Edwin's weekend on the 9th and 10th October. In view of this I "googled" St Edwin and am using your article in our weekly News Sheet for this Sunday. Thank you for the information.
Regards
Sheila Lange

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