Saint Wystan of Evesham

Also known as

• Wistan of Evesham
• Wigstan of Mercia

Memorial

• 1 June

Profile

Prince of Mercia, the son of Wigmund of Mercia and Ælfflæd, daughter of King Ceolwulf I of Mercia. Killed in his youth by his regent Bertulph, king of Mercia, for opposing the marriage of Bertulph to Wistan’s mother. Some writers have considered him a martyrs.

Died

• murdered in 849
• buried in Repton, England
• miracles reported at his tomb
• relics translated to the Evesham Abbey, and then the Evesham cathedral

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Repton, England

Representation

• Saxon prince leaning on a sword