Two Ewalds

Sts Ewald the Black and Ewald the Fair
Painting of the pair on the Ewaldi-Reliquienschrein at the Church of Saint Kunibert, Cologne, c. 1400
Martyr
Diedc.692[1]
FeastOctober 3
PatronageWestphalia

The Two Ewalds (or Two Hewalds) were Saint Ewald the Black and Saint Ewald the White, martyrs in Old Saxony about 692. Both bore the same name, but were distinguished by the difference in the colour of their hair and complexions.[2] They began their mission labours about 690 at the ancient Saxons country, now part of Westphalia, and covered by the dioceses of Münster, Osnabrück, and Paderborn. They are honored as saints in Westphalia.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference staab was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainEdmonds, Columba (1909). "Sts. Ewald". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company.