Wuna of Wessex (also known as Wunna, Winna, Wina, and Bonna) was a 7th and 8th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman and Christian saint. The name Wuna means "The Joyful One". Her actual name is unknown, but she has been called Wuna since the Middle Ages.
Saint Wuna of Wessex | |
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 Statue of St. Wuna of Wessex at the Convent of St. Walburg, Eichstätt | |
| Born | 7th century |
| Died | 710 C.E. |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Feast | February 7 |
History
editAccording to Christian tradition, Wuna was the wife of Richard the Pilgrim and the mother of Willibald, Walpurga, and Winibald.[1][2] She was from a noble family in Wessex.[3] Some scholars have argued that she was a sister of Boniface.[4]
She died around the year 710;[5] and is venerated in the Catholic Church with a feast day on 7 February.
References
edit- ^ "Saint Winebald of Heidenheim". 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Wunna - Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon". www.heiligenlexikon.de (in German).
- ^ "Wuna und Richard: Eltern im Schatten berühmter Kinder". donaukurier.de.
- ^ Jacob-Bamberg, G. (1899). "Hat der h. Willibald von Eichstätt das Kloster Milz bei Römhild 783 eingeweiht?". Neue Beiträge zur Geschichte deutschen Altertums (in German). 14. Hennebergischer Altertumsforschender Verein, Meiningen: 53.
- ^ Holböck, Ferdinand; Miller, Michael J. (trans.) (2002). Married Saints and Blesseds: Through the Centuries. San Francisco: Ignatius Press. ISBN 9780898708431.