Ymar
- Ymar is also the name of one of the Cthulhu Mythos celestial bodies.
Saint Ymar of Reculver | |
|---|---|
| Martyr | |
| Born | unknown |
| Died | c. 830 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion |
| Feast | 12 November |
Ymar of Reculver (died c.830) is an Anglo-Saxon saint.
Background
A Benedictine monk of Reculver, Ymar was killed by Danish warriors.[1] His name may be the source of the toponym Margate.[2] A legend states that he had a dying wish to be buried in St Johns parish church in Margate. Sometime before 1407 the body of St Ymar was brought from Reculver, where he had been a monk, and buried in St John the Baptist's church, Margate.[3] Tradition insists that an old stone coffin lid at that church is his.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Saint Ymar (+ v. 830)", Nominis
- ^ The Mayor and Charter Trustees of Margate
- ^ "Here's History Kent".
- ^ Cotton, Charles (1929). The Saxon Cathedral at Canterbury and The Saxon Saints Buried Therein. Manchester University Press. p. 74.
- ^ Kent Archaeological Society, "The Church of St. John the Baptist, Margate", p.72, 1902