Eadwold of Cerne

Saint Eadwold of Cerne
Saint, Hermit
Bornc. 835 AD
Died29 August c. 900
Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England
Venerated inCatholicism, Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrineCerne Abbey
Feast29 August
PatronageCerne

Eadwold of Cerne (c. 835 AD – 29 August c. 900), also known as Eadwold of East Anglia, was a 9th-century hermit, East Anglian prince and patron saint of Cerne, Dorset, who lived as a hermit on a hill about four miles from Cerne. His feast day is 29 August.

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