Guthlac of Crowland
Saint Guthlac of Crowland (Old English: Gūðlāc; Latin: Guthlacus; 674 – 714 CE) was a Christian hermit and saint from Lincolnshire in England. He is particularly venerated in the Fens of eastern England.
Saint Guthlac of Crowland | |
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A 15th-century statue from the second tier of the ruined nave of Croyland Abbey | |
| Hermit | |
| Born | 673 Kingdom of Mercia |
| Died | 714 (aged 40–41) Croyland, Kingdom of Mercia |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Church |
| Major shrine | Crowland Abbey (until 1539) |
| Feast | 11 April |
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