Wuna of Wessex ( born Wuna of Wessex, also Wunna or Wina ) (* 7th century Wessex , England ; † about 700 , England) - the wife of St. Richard of Wessex . Revered as the blessed [1] of the Roman Catholic Church . The name Vuna means "joyful." The real name of the saint is unknown, but she bears this name from the Middle Ages .
| Wuna Wessex | |
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 Wuna Wessex as Queen of England. The sculptural image in the monastery church of St. Walburgs in the city of Eichstät ( Germany ). | |
| Date of Birth | VII century |
| Place of Birth | Wessex , England |
| Date of death | about 700 year |
| Place of death | Wessex , England |
| Spouse | Richard Wessex |
| Children | Saint Willibald , Saint Wunibald , Saint Walburg . |
Biography
Vuna came from a noble English family and, according to legend, was married to St. Richard of Wessex . In the marriage, she gave birth to three children: St. Willibald , St. Wunibald and St. Walburg . Some sources indicate that she was a relative, or even a sister of St. Boniface [2] .
Memorial Day - February 7 [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Richard-von-England / (inaccessible link) (German).
- ↑ 5. Juni - Hl. Bonifatius Archived June 26, 2014 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ Wuna und Richard: Eltern im Schatten berühmter Kinder (Wuna and Richard: parents in the shadow of famous children (German).
Literature
- Maria Mengs : Schrifttum zum Leben und zur Verehrung der Eichstätter Diözesanheiligen: Willibald, Wunibald, Walburga, Wuna, Richard u. Sola. Series: Kirchengeschichtliche Quellen und Studien, 13. Publisher: EOS Verl., St. Ottilien 1987. ISBN 9783880967137 .
Links
- Wunna (Ecumenical Dictionary of Saints) (German)
- Richard und Wunna (Catpedia) (German).
- Wunna, p. 840 (Complete vocabulary of saints) (German).