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Title: The saints and missionaries of the Anglo-Saxon era : First (and second) series
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Adams, Daniel Charles Octavius
Subjects: Anglo-Saxons -- Religion Saints, English Great Britain -- Church history
Publisher: Oxford (etc.) : Mowbray & co.
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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the govern-ment for many years. In the mean time the popularsympathy for the child found satisfaction in regardinghim as a Martyr. An annual Festival was appointedin his honour, and it became at once a famousFestival in the Midlands. People crowded to it fromall parts of England. This popularity it retained formany ages. Malmesbury, writing in the 12th century,says, There is scarce a place in England more venerated than S. Kenelms grave, or where a greater number of persons attend his Festival. There is still standing on the Clent hill-side aChurch which, according to tradition, was built overthe spot where the childs remains were found. Thepresent structure is 13th century work, when nodoubt the Church was rebuilt, but it contains remainsof the old original Church. On the south wall maybe seen the figure of a child most rudely carved,evidently intended to represent S. Kenelm. A crownof stone is over its head, and the hand is raised inbenediction. There is also a beautiful specimen of
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5. Kenelm. 165 Saxon architecture in the arch over the entrance intothe Church. When this Church was restored in1848, and the walls were denuded of their coating,frescoes representing S. Kenelms death were dis-covered under it. The old mediaeval legend is as follows : S. Kenelm, Martyr, was King of a part of England near Wales.His father was King before him, and was named Kenulf. It was hewho founded the Abbey of Wynchecombe, and when he died he wasburied in it. Wynchecombe was at this time the best town of thecountry. Kenelm was King of Worcestershire, Warwickshire (sic.) andGloucestershire (and the Bishop of Worcester was Bishop of thesethree shires). He was also King of Derbyshire, Chesshire, North-amptonshire, Oxfordshire, Leicestershire, and Lincolnshire. All thiswas called the March of Wales. Kenelm had two sisters, Quindridaand Dormenild, and his sister Dormenild loved him much, and theylived holily together to their lives end ; but Quindrida, the othersister, turned her to wic

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