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Winaman
SaintPre-congregation
Born
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unknown
Died
1040
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Winaman (died c.1040) was a nephew and follower of Sigfrid of Sweden (also known as St. Sigfrid of Wexiow). During Sigfrid's mission to convert Scandinavia to Christianity, Winaman and others (Unaman and Sunaman) were attacked and killed by pagan raiders.
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.
Connected on this site
- Sigfrid of Sweden Saint“Winaman (died c.1040) was a nephew and follower of Sigfrid of Sweden (also known as St.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Nominis — Saint Winaman, martyr suédois (+1040) — One of the companions of St Sigfrid martyred in Sweden; year matches.
- Wikidata Q3817283 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Winaman (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.