Ymar is also the name of one of the Cthulhu Mythos celestial bodies.

Ymar of Reculver (died c.830) is an Anglo-Saxon saint.

Saint Ymar of Reculver
Martyr
Bornunknown
Diedc. 830
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Anglican Communion
Feast12 November

Background

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A Benedictine monk of Reculver, Ymar was killed by Danish warriors.[1] His name may be the source of the toponym Margate.[2] A legend states that he had a dying wish to be buried in St Johns parish church in Margate. Sometime before 1407 the body of St Ymar was brought from Reculver, where he had been a monk, and buried in St John the Baptist's church, Margate [Wikidata].[3] Tradition insists that an old stone coffin lid at that church is his.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Saint Ymar (+ v. 830)", Nominis
  2. ^ The Mayor and Charter Trustees of Margate
  3. ^ "Here's History Kent".
  4. ^ Cotton, Charles (1929). The Saxon Cathedral at Canterbury and The Saxon Saints Buried Therein. Manchester University Press. p. 74.
  5. ^ Kent Archaeological Society, "The Church of St. John the Baptist, Margate", p.72, 1902