Wuna of Wessex

Saint Wuna of Wessex (also known as Wunna, Winna, Wina, and Bonna) was a 7th and 8th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman and Christian saint. The name Wuna means "The Joyful One". Her actual name is unknown, but she has been called Wuna since the Middle Ages.

Saint Wuna of Wessex
Statue of St. Wuna of Wessex at the Convent of St. Walburg, Eichstätt
Born7th century
Died710 C.E.
Venerated inCatholic Church
FeastFebruary 7

History

According to Christian tradition, Wuna was the wife of Saint Richard the Pilgrim and the mother of Saint Willibald, Saint Walpurga, and Saint Winibald.[1][2] She was from a noble family in Wessex.[3] Some scholars have argued that she was a sister of Saint Boniface.[4]

She died around the year 710;[5] and is venerated in the Catholic Church with a feast day on 7 February.

References
  1. "Saint Winebald of Heidenheim". 18 December 2012.
  2. "Wunna - Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon". www.heiligenlexikon.de (in German).
  3. "Wuna und Richard: Eltern im Schatten berühmter Kinder". donaukurier.de.
  4. Jacob-Bamberg, G. (1899). "Hat der h. Willibald von Eichstätt das Kloster Milz bei Römhild 783 eingeweiht?". Neue Beiträge zur Geschichte deutschen Altertums (in German). Hennebergischer Altertumsforschender Verein, Meiningen. 14: 53.
  5. Holböck, Ferdinand; Miller, Michael J. (trans.) (2002). Married Saints and Blesseds: Through the Centuries. San Francisco: Ignatius Press. ISBN 9780898708431.
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