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Mærwynn
catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 13 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
970
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Mærwynn (fl. 967−975 AD), also known as St. Merewenna or Merwinna, was a 10th-century abbess of Romsey Abbey. She is recognised as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
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
- A Menology of England and Wales (Stanbrook) - St Merwenna of Romsey — The Menology: Romsey was remodelled by King Edgar in 967 and 'St Merwenna was appointed the first Abbess'; the Benedictine menology has her too.
- Wikidata Q16201060 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Mærwynn (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.