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Beorhtfrith, son of Beorhtwulf, king of Mercia, unjustly put to death his cousin, St Wigstan on the Kalends of June , being the eve of Pentecost. He was grandson of two of the kings of Mercia; his father, Wigmund, being the son of King Wiglaf, and his mother, Ælfflæd, the daughter of King Ceolwulf.
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claims that Beorhtwulf's son, Beorhtfrith, wished to marry Wigstan's widowed mother, Ælfflæd, but Wigstan forbade the union as they were too closely related. As revenge Beorhtfrith went to visit the young King ostensibly in peace but, when the two greeted each other, he struck Wigstan on the head
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On St. Wigstan see ‘The Medieval Hagiography of Saint Ecgwine’, p.79 & p.83. This notes that Abbot Ælfweard occupied himself with increasing Evesham’s prestige, and instigated the translation of Saint Wigstan to Evesham, and
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makes the case for Wistow as the likely location of St Wistan's martyrdom, attested to in the legend of the miraculous appearance of human hair on the anniversary of his death, 1 June.
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was named in honor of Saint Wystan, A family connection with both Repton School and Wistanstow church in Shropshire is noted by Auden's biographer
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being the nearest town which happens to be derived from his name. Wigstan became a famous saint and Repton became a centre of
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in Shropshire dedicated to the miraculous pillar of light, leading to discovery of the earthly remains of the slain martyr.
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Like many Mercians of the period very little is known about Wigstan. He was the son of
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The Way and the Light: An Illustrated Guide to the Saints and Holy Places of Britain
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Martyrdom, Murder, and Magic: Child Saints and Their Cults in Medieval Europe
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with the shaft of his dagger and his servant ran him through with his sword.
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His corpse was carried to a monastery which was famous in that age, called
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Jennings, J. C. (April 1962). "The Writings of Prior Dominic of Evesham".
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http://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2007/03/martyrdom-of-st-wystan.html
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before his father King Wiglaf, making Wigstan heir to the kingdom of
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King of Mercia during the temporary separation of Mercia and Wessex
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The site of Wigstan's martyrdom has been variously claimed to be
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video clip of W. H. Auden reading a poem, bearing his full name
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The saint's relics were relocated to the Abbey at Evesham. His
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was commissioned for the windows in the parish church of
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Index

Vistan
Saint
Martyr
Roman Catholic Church
Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
shrine
Evesham Abbey
destroyed
Feast
/ˈwstɑːn/
[ˈwiːjˌstɑːn]
Wigmund of Mercia
Ceolwulf I of Mercia

St Wystan's Church, Repton
Derbyshire
Wigmund
Ælfflæd
Wiglaf
Ceolwulf I
Croyland Chronicle
dysentery
Mercia
Beorhtwulf
William of Malmesbury
Repton
Florence of Worcester
Wistanstow
Shropshire

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