Saint Wystan of Evesham
Also known as
- Wystan of Mercia
- Vistano…
- Wigstan…
- Wigstow…
- Winston…
- Wistan…
- Wistanstow…
- Wistow…
Profile
Prince of Mercia, the son of Wigmund of Mercia and Ælfflæd, daughter of King Ceolwulf I of Mercia. Killed in his youth by his regent Bertulph, king of Mercia, for opposing the marriage of Bertulph to Wistan’s mother. Some writers have considered him a martyrs.
- murdered on 1 June 849 at Wistanstow, England
- buried in Repton Abbey, Derbyshire, England
- miracles reported at his tomb
- relics translated to the Evesham Abbey, and then the Evesham cathedral
MLA Citation
- “Saint Wystan of Evesham“. CatholicSaints.Info. 8 November 2017. Web. 2 June 2020. <>