Saint Sidwell

Also known as

• Sativola
• Sadfyl

Memorial

• 2 August
• 1 August on some calendars
• 31 July on some calendars

Profile

Sister of Saint Urith and Saint Juthwara. Virgin-martyr, murdered by reapers at the instigation of the girl’s step-mother.

Born

• near Exeter, England

Died

• beheaded with a scythe, date unknown
• a well sprang up at the site of her martyrdom, and its waters were reputed to heal
• buried outside the city of Exeter, England
• her grave became a place of pilgrimage and healing
• the church of Saint Sidwell still exists and was re-built following bombings in World War II

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Representation

• scythe
• well

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Oxford Dictionary of Saints, by David Hugh Farmer
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Sidwell”. Saints.SQPN.com. 1 May 2012. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-sidwell/>