Beorhthelm of Stafford
Anglo-Saxon saint
Who they were
Beorhthelm (also Bertelin, Bertoline, Bertram and Bettelin) was an Anglo-Saxon saint about whom the only evidence is legendary. He is said to have had a hermitage on the island of Bethnei, which later became the town of Stafford. Later he went to a more hilly area, possibly near Ilam, where he died. Beorhthelm of Stafford is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Catholic Church, with a feast day on 10 August.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Wikidata Q4890867 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Beorhthelm of Stafford (CC BY-SA)
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