Beorhthelm of Stafford
Anglo-Saxon saint
Who they were
Beorhthelm (also Bertelin, Bertoline, Bertram and Bettelin) was an Anglo-Saxon saint about whom the only evidence is legendary. He is said to have had a hermitage on the island of Bethnei, which later became the town of Stafford. Later he went to a more hilly area, possibly near Ilam, where he died. Beorhthelm of Stafford is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Catholic Church, with a feast day on 10 August.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
- A Menology of England and Wales (Richard Stanton, 1887), 10 August — "At Stafford and at Croyland, the holy memory of St. Bettelin, Confessor and Anchorite" — the disciple of St Guthlac honoured at Stafford.
- Wikidata Q4890867 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Beorhthelm of Stafford (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.