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Elfin of Warrington
medieval Christian saint
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Born
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Died
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Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Elfin of Warrington is a little-known saint venerated in medieval Warrington, near the modern city of Liverpool. The name may be Brittonic, derived from Latin Alpinus, or could be a diminutive of an Old English name beginning Ælf.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Stanton, A Menology of England and Wales, Appendix I / II — "Elffin (6th cent.), a Saint of the College of Illtyd… Not known whether this is the Patron of the ancient Church of Warrington, Lancashire." Stanton records him among the saints with an ancient (pre-Reformation, therefo
- Wikidata Q5359909 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Elfin of Warrington (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.