Cynehelm of Mercia

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Cynehelm of Mercia was an Anglo-Saxon royal prince, venerated as a Christian martyr and later regarded as a saint in medieval England.

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Cynehelm of Mercia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon royal prince
Christian martyr
Mercian prince
historical person
medieval English saint
alsoKnownAs Kenelm of Mercia
Saint Kenelm
associatedWith Hailes, Gloucestershire
Winchcombe, Gloucestershire
linked to: Winchcombe
burialPlace Winchcombe Abbey (traditional)
linked to: Winchcombe
category Anglo-Saxon saints
English Christian martyrs
Mercian royalty
commemoratedOn 17 July
countryOfCitizenship Mercia
culture Anglo-Saxon England
dynasty Mercian royal house
linked to: Mercian dynasty
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxons
feastDay 17 July
gender male
hasCultCentre Abingdon
Abingdon Abbey
Bedford
Bristol
Bristol Cathedral
Bury St Edmunds
Canterbury
Canterbury Cathedral
Chichester
linked to: CHICHESTER

Chichester Cathedral
Durham
Durham Cathedral
Evesham
Evesham Abbey
Exeter
Exeter Cathedral
Gloucester
Gloucester Cathedral
Hereford
Hereford Cathedral
Lincoln
Lincoln Cathedral
London
linked to: London, England

Malmesbury
Malmesbury Abbey
Pershore
Pershore Abbey
Peterborough
Peterborough Abbey
Rochester
Rochester Cathedral
Salisbury
Salisbury Cathedral
St Albans
St Albans Abbey
linked to: St Albans Cathedral

St Paul’s Cathedral, London
linked to: St Paul's Cathedral

Wells
Wells Cathedral
Wimborne
linked to: Wimborne Minster

Wimborne Minster
Winchcombe
Winchester
Winchester Cathedral
Worcester
Worcester Cathedral
hasFather Coenwulf of Mercia
hasLegend legend involving a guiding dove to his burial place
legend of being murdered as a child heir
legend of burial at Winchcombe
hasOccupation prince
hasWork Latin hagiographical Life of St Kenelm
languageOfName Old English
mentionedIn Anglo-Saxon charters
South English Legendary
medieval English martyrologies
notableFor posthumous cult as a saint
royal martyrdom
patronage Winchcombe
placeOfVeneration Hailes (near Winchcombe)
Winchcombe Abbey
linked to: Winchcombe
positionHeld heir to the throne of Mercia
relative Coenwulf of Mercia
religion Christianity
timePeriod early 9th century
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Coenwulf of Mercia child Cynehelm of Mercia