Saint Ethelwald of Farne

Also known as
Ethelwald the Hermit
Oidilwald the Hermit
Memorial
23 March
Profile
Priest. Benedictine monk at the monastery of Ripon, England. Hermit on the island of Inner Farne, England in 687. A miracle worker, his prayers were known to stop storms that threatened visitors to his island.
Died
spring 699 of natural causes; interred at Lindisfarne next to Saint Cuthbert and Saint Edbert of Lindisfarne; relics moved from place to place with those of Saint Cuthbert; relics re-interred in Durham cathedral
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Additional Information
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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