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Lewinna de Sussex
7th-century British martyr
SaintDate unknown
Feast: 24 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Saint Lewina (or Lewinna, Levinna, Lewine, Leofwynn; 7th century) was a British virgin and martyr who was put to death by Saxon invaders.
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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.
Sources
- Stanton, A Menology of England and Wales (1887, imprimatur of Cardinal Manning) — 24 July, translation of St Lewina — Full entry: 'Translation of St. Lewina, Virgin and Martyr' at 24 July, relics translated 1058 from Seaford in Sussex to St Winnoc at Bergues. FLAG: Stanton's Menology is a Catholic work with imprimatur but is not one of
- Wikidata Q14852429 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Lewina (CC BY-SA)
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