Ymar
Ymar of Reculver (died c.830) was an Anglo-Saxon saint.
Saint Ymar of Reculver | |
|---|---|
| Martyr | |
| Born | unknown |
| Died | c. 830 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion |
| Feast | 12 November[1] |
- Ymar is also the name of one of the Cthulhu Mythos celestial bodies.
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's.[3] Tradition insists that an old stone coffin lid at that church is his.[4]
References
- "St. Patrick Catholic Church: Saint of the Day, November 12". 1998. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- The Mayor and Charter Trustees of Margate
- Here's History Kent
- Cotton, Charles (1929). The Saxon Cathedral at Canterbury and The Saxon Saints Buried Therein, Manchester University Press, p.74
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