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SAINT WALSTANS DAY BAWBURGH NORFOLK UK (23 images)

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Bawburgh, Norfolk 27th May 2018.
Saint Walstan’s Day.Saint Walstan was an Anglo-Saxon prince who at the age of twelve with his parent’s permission dedicated himself to a life of prayer, but not as a monk. He became a serf to a man at Taverham. He devoted his life to farming, he is a patron saint of farm animals and agricultural workers. He died 30 May 1016, while at work in a meadow. Remembered for miracles that occurred during and after his life. He is buried at Bawburgh...
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