Felgild 1 (Male) Hermit
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Notes: He was more than seventy years of age when Bede 1 was writing the Prose Life of Cuthbert.

Factoids by Source

Bede.VitCuthbertiMetr: Metrical Life of Saint Cuthber... (10)

Recorded Name (2)

Felgeldus (2)

 Bede.VitCuthbertiMetr  44
 Bede.VitCuthbertiMetr  46

Personal Information (3)

moral (1)

 Bede.VitCuthbertiMetr  46 (prophet)

saintly status (1)

 Bede.VitCuthbertiMetr  46 (holy)

stated health (1)

 Bede.VitCuthbertiMetr  46 (his face was disfigured by an unsightly tumor and a broad flame arose from its inborn kindling and a burning flush covered his cheeks with its stain.)

Occupation (2)

Anchorite (2)

 Bede.VitCuthbertiMetr  44
 Bede.VitCuthbertiMetr  46

Personal Relationship (1)

~ Father (Honorific kinship) of Felgild 1 (1)

 Cuthbert 1: of Felgild 1: Bede.VitCuthbertiMetr  44

Event (2)

Healing (2)

 Cuthbert 1.post-mortem healings through covering of his wall: The calf-skin with which Cuthbert 1 had covered the exposed side of his dwelling at Farne was distributed to many people through Felgild 1's generosity. It poured out medicinal cures far and wide from its innate power.: Bede.VitCuthbertiMetr  44
 Felgild 1.healing of his face: Felgild 1 took down the calf-skin from the wall, cut it into pieces, and put the first stripe in water. When a drop fell on his face, he wept it away and discovered that he had been healed of his facial tumour.: Bede.VitCuthbertiMetr  46

Illness/demonic seizure/madness (1)

 Felgild 1.healing of his face: Felgild 1 took down the calf-skin from the wall, cut it into pieces, and put the first stripe in water. When a drop fell on his face, he wept it away and discovered that he had been healed of his facial tumour.: Bede.VitCuthbertiMetr  46

Miracle (1)

 Cuthbert 1.post-mortem healings through covering of his wall: The calf-skin with which Cuthbert 1 had covered the exposed side of his dwelling at Farne was distributed to many people through Felgild 1's generosity. It poured out medicinal cures far and wide from its innate power.: Bede.VitCuthbertiMetr  44

Bede.VitCuthbertiPr: The Life of St Cuthbert by Bed... (6)

Recorded Name (1)

Felgildus (1)

 Bede.VitCuthbertiPr  46

Personal Information (3)

piety (1)

 Bede.VitCuthbertiPr  46 (most reverend father)

saintly status (1)

 Bede.VitCuthbertiPr  46 (blessed warrior of Christ)

stated health (1)

 Bede.VitCuthbertiPr  46 (His face was covered with a disfiguring redness and swelling)

Occupation (1)

Anchorite (1)

 Bede.VitCuthbertiPr  46

Event (1)

Healing (1)

 Felgild 1.healing of his face: Felgild 1 put in water part of the skin used by Ęthelwald 8 to repair the oratory. Then, he washed his face with it and immediately all the swelling departed.: Bede.VitCuthbertiPr  46