Saint Bettelin
Also known as
- Beccelin
- Bertelin
- Bertellin
- Berthelm
- Bertram
- Bethelm
- Bethlin
Profile
Spritual student of Saint Guthlac of Croyland. One of several hermits around Croyland in Lincolnshire, England who were subject to the monastery there.
Some stories claim Bettelin was a Mercian nobleman married to an Irish princess. While the two were travelling through a forest, the princess went into labour. Bettelin went for help, and while he was gone the princess delivered the baby; the two were eaten by wolves. This traumatic event reputedly sent Bettelin to the hermitage. The reliability of the story is, well, questionable.
- 8th century of natural causes
- the remains of his shrine are found in Staffordshire, England
MLA Citation
- “Saint Bettelin“. CatholicSaints.Info. 26 July 2020. Web. 14 April 2021. <>