Guthlac of Crowland


Guthlac of Crowland
St Guthlac holding the scourge given to him by St Bartholomew, with a demon lying at his feet.
A 15th-century statue from the second tier of the ruined nave of Croyland Abbey
Hermit
Born673
Kingdom of Mercia
Died714 (aged 40–41)
Croyland, Kingdom of Mercia
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Anglican Church
Major shrineCrowland Abbey
(until 1539)
Feast11 April

Saint Guthlac of Crowland (Old English: Gūðlāc; Latin: Guthlacus; 674 – 714 AD) was a Christian hermit and saint from Lincolnshire in England. He is particularly venerated in the Fens of eastern England.