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Ælfwald I
Northumbrian king
SaintKingdom of NorthumbriaPre-congregation
Born
759
Died
788
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Ælfwald I (born between 759 and 767 AD) was king of Northumbria from 779 to 788. He is thought to have been a son of Oswulf, and thus a grandson of Eadberht Eating.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Wikidata Q271379 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Ælfwald I of Northumbria (CC BY-SA)
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