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Saint Wite
Saint Wite (pronounced ''Wee-ta'') was a 9th-century Saxon holy woman from Dorset who was killed by marauding Danes. She is venerated in the Orthodox Church, is the patron saint of Dorset and her feast day is on 1 June,Farmer, David. (2011).Whyte In ''The Oxford Dictionary of Saints, 5th ed.'' Oxford University Press. . also celebrated as Dorset Day. Historiography The chroniclers William of Worcester and John Gerard recorded the history of Saint Wite in the 15th and 16th centuries. Thomas More recorded the custom of offering cakes or cheese to the saint on her feast day. Local oral tradition recounts that Saint Wite lived as a hermit on secluded cliffs in prayer and solitude. She maintained fires as beacons to guide sailors. She was killed by Danish Vikings Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of St Candida And Holy Cross
The Church of St Candida and Holy Cross is an Anglicanism, Anglican church in Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset, England. A Anglo-Saxon architecture, Saxon church stood on the site but nothing remains of that structure. The earliest parts of the church date from the 12th century when it was rebuilt by Abbey of Saint Wandrille, Benedictine monks. Further major rebuilding work took place in the 13th century and in the 14th century the church's prominent tower was constructed. The church features some Norman architecture, Norman architectural features but is predominantly Early English Period, Early English and Perpendicular Period, Perpendicular. George Somers, founder of the colony of Bermuda, is buried under the vestry and the assassinated Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is interred in the churchyard. It is an active Church of England parish church in the deanery of Lyme Bay, the archdeaconry of Archdeacon of Sherborne, Sherborne, and the diocese of Diocese of Salisbury, Salisbury. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |