Bercthun
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Bercthun of Beverley (died 15 May 733) also known as Bertin and Britwin,[1] Berhthu or Beorhthun, was an eighth century Anglo Saxon Saint.[2]
He was a (Benedictine) monk of Beverley, a disciple of John of Beverley and Bede's informant about much of Bedes history regarding Beverley. Latter in life he became the Abbot of Beverley.[3] He was also known from the secgan hagiographies.
A Bust of Bercthun is thought to be kept in the British Library.
In 733 AD he died on the 15 May, on which day his feast was locally kept.[4] A feast day was celebrated locally in his honour on the date of his death.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Saint Bercthun of Beverley at Saints.SQPN.com.
- ^ Bercthun at Catholic Online.
- ^ Bede, H.E., v. 2;N.L.A., i. 160–1.
- ^ Bercthun in The Oxford Dictionary of Saints (Oxford University Press, 2011).
- ^ Farmer, David Hugh (1992). The Oxford dictionary of saints (Third ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192830694.
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