Æthelwine of Sceldeforde

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