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Witta of Büraburg
West Saxon Saint
SaintKingdom of WessexBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 26 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
700
Died
760
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
See Witta, son of Wecta for the mythological Jutish chieftain.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Sources
- Wikidata Q882924 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Witta of Büraburg (CC BY-SA)
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