Saint Erconwald of London
Also known as
- Erkenwald of London
- The Light of London
- 13 May
- 24 April on some calendars
- 30 April on some calendars
- 14 November on some calendars in England
Profile
May have been related to royalty. Benedictine monk. Founded Chertsey Abbey in Surrey, England, and served as its first abbot. Founded a convent at Barking, Essex, England; his sister, Saint Ethelburga of Barking, served as its abbess. Appointed bishop of the East Saxons by Saint Theodore of Canterbury in 675; his see was in London. Suffered from severe gout, but continually travelled through his diocese. His shrine was a pilgrimage site in the Middle Ages, and the sick were miraculously cured by touching the chair he used for travel.
Born
- c.686 in London, England
- interred in Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London
- re-interred in the crypt following the fire of 1087
- relics translated to a new shrine on 14 November 1148
- relics translated to a new shrine on 1 February 1326
- bishop in a small chariot, which he used for travelling his diocese
- with Saint Ethelburga of Barking
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Encyclopedia, by Columba Edmonds
- For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
- Google Directory
- Orthodox England icon
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
MLA Citation
- “Saint Erconwald of London”. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 August 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-erconwald-of-london/>
