Odwulf of Evesham (or Odulf, Odulph, Odulfo, Odulphus; died 855) was a

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and Frisian

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Lives

Odwulf is recorded in the

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Secgan

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the Medieval Hagiography of Saint Ecgwine and the ''Ave presul glorioseI Augustine''

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, where he is linked with

Oda of Canterbury Oda (or Odo; died 958), called the Good or the Severe, was a 10th-century Archbishop of Canterbury in England. The son of a Danish invader, Oda became Bishop of Ramsbury before 928. A number of stories were told about his actions both prior to ...

, hagiography of St Odulf, and

Chronicon Abbatiae de Evesham The ''Chronicon Abbatiae de Evesham'' or ''Chronicle of the Abbey of Evesham'', sometimes the ''Evesham Chronicle'', is a medieval chronicle written at and about Evesham Abbey in Worcestershire in western England. Contents and authorship It cove ...

Odwuld died in 855 AD. He is buried in Evesham,'' Evesham Abbey and the Parish Churches: A Guide'', p.8; ''The Victoria History of the County of Worcester'', p.387 with Saints Ecgwine and

Wigstan Wigstan (died c.840 AD), also known as Saint Wystan, was the son of Wigmund of Mercia and Ælfflæd, daughter of King Ceolwulf I of Mercia. History Like many Mercians of the period very little is known about Wigstan. He was the son of Wigmu ...

Monks of Ramsgate account

The monks of St Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate wrote in their ''Book of Saints'' (1921),

Butler's account

The hagiographer Alban Butler (1710–1773) wrote in his ''Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints'' under July 18,

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Odulf Medieval English saints 9th-century Christian saints Year of birth unknown Roman Catholic monks English Christian monks Burials at Evesham Abbey 855 deaths