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Winifred's well is where her head fell (she was healed by her uncle/tutor and went on to live a long and productive life)

IIRC St David blessed the well at Bath and cured it of poisonous tendencies - will check that and other references.

Meg, would you like me to post this on wells-and-spas? Graham Jones will have some ideas but I know he's busy and we have just dumped another research project on him.

Maddy

On 02/09/2017 19:37, Jane Stemp Wickenden wrote:

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I can't remember the exact association of St Winifred and her well at Holywell (rooftop restaurant dining at the Ashmolean not conducive to research!) but it might be relevant.

Jane

On 2 September 2017 15:59:44 BST, "Cormack, Margaret Jean" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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I´m sending my queries one by one to avoid confusion. I´m wondering if anyone is aware of saints with reputations for blessing springs, or springs said to have been blessed by saints. I don´t mean saints creating springs, whether on purpose or because they died there or were buried there.  I´m trying to find examples outside of Iceland of saints (or priests, or monks, or whoever) blessing natural water sources, or of  liturgical prayers for that purpose. I am aware of prayers for blessing man-made wells, or for purifying waters known to be polluted, but that´s not what I´m looking for. I´m also aware of some (English) episcopal prohibitions against venerating springs, and if anyone knows of  others from outside England I´d love to know of them!
Meg

 

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