Wuna of Wessex
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 |
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.
History
[edit]According 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.
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