Saint Aldwine of Peartney

Also known as

• Aldwyn of Peartney
• Ealdwine of Peartney
• Ælwinus of Peartney

Memorial

• 3 May

Profile

Raised in a pious family; his brother Ethelwine was the second bishop of Lindsey, England, and his sister Ethelhild was abbess in Lincolnshire, England. Founded the monastery Athelney in Somerset, England. Monk. Abbot of Peartney in Lincolnshire, England.

Born

• 7th century England

Died

• early 8th-century at Peartney Abbey, Lincolnshire, England of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Aldwine of Peartney”. Saints.SQPN.com. 3 May 2012. Web. 25 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-aldwine-of-peartney/>