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Bercthun

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Bercthun of Beverley (died 15 May 733) also known as Bertin, Britwin, [1] Berhthu and 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 Bede's 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.

Be died on the 15 May 733, 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

  1. ↑ Saint Bercthun of Beverley at Saints.SQPN.com.
  2. ↑ Bercthun at Catholic Online.
  3. ↑ Bede, H.E., v. 2;N.L.A., i. 160–1.
  4. ↑ Bercthun in The Oxford Dictionary of Saints (Oxford University Press, 2011).
  5. ↑ Farmer, David Hugh (1992). The Oxford dictionary of saints (Third ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   0192830694.
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