Saint Wystan of Evesham

Also known as

• Wystan of Mercia
• Wistan….
• Wigstan….

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 on 1 June 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

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Wystan of Evesham“. Saints.SQPN.com. 26 May 2013. Web. 20 June 2013. <>