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Saint Kenelm
Mercian monarch and saint
SaintFull write-upKingdom of MerciaPre-congregation
Feast: 17 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
786
Died
821
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the monastery of Winchcombe in Mercia in England, Saint Kenelm, who, a prince of Mercia, is held to be a martyr.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 17 July as a prince of Mercia, held to be a martyr, at Winchcombe.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 17 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1063344 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Kenelm (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.