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HOLYWELL ST WINEFRIDES FEAST DAY WALES

Saint Winefrides Shrine, Holywell.  A Roman Catholic pilgrim at Saint Winefrides Shrine on her Feat Day 22nd June. A woman kisses the relic of St Winefride under a statue of her. <br />
Holywell Flintshire Wales, UK 1990s.<br />
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St Winifred or Saint Winefride was a 7th-century Welsh Christian  woman, around whom many historical legends have formed. A healing spring at the traditional site of her death is now a shrine and pilgrimage site called St St Winefrides Well,  known as the Lourdes of Wales. Holywell, Flintshire, Wales UK 1990s.
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St Winefrides Shrine Holywell Wales
Saint Winefrides Shrine, Holywell. A Roman Catholic pilgrim at Saint Winefrides Shrine on her Feat Day 22nd June. A woman kisses the relic of St Winefride under a statue of her.
Holywell Flintshire Wales, UK 1990s.









St Winifred or Saint Winefride was a 7th-century Welsh Christian woman, around whom many historical legends have formed. A healing spring at the traditional site of her death is now a shrine...
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Date: 26 Mar 2015
Location: Holywell Flintshire UK Wales
Credit: Homer Sykes
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