Saint Guthlac

Saint Guthlac of Crowland (674 – 3 April 714 CE) was a Christian hermit and saint from Lincolnshire in England. He is particularly venerated in the Fens of eastern England.

Stained glass panel depicting Guthlac of Crowland, in Crowland Abbey.

Quotes

Guthlac was a soldier, and later a hermit. His transition from violence occurred when the following words were constantly on his mind. They are from [Gospel of Matthew|Matthew's gospel].

• Let not your flight be in the winter, nor on the sabbath-day. (Translated to Modern English.)
  • D. C. O. Adams,  (1901) The Saints and Missionaries of the Anglo-Saxon Era p 5. Oxford and London. A. R. Mowbray & Co.

Quotes about Guthlac

• (tr.) For the benefit of this purpose, this small book was thought to be made, so that those who know the memory of such a great man may be remembered, while those who do not know, it may be marked as an indicator of a widely paved road.
  • (Latin): [A]d huius utilitatis commodum hunc codicellum fieri ratus, ut illis qui sciunt ad memoriam tanti viri, nota revocandi fiat, his vero, qui ignorant, velut late pansae viae indicum notescat.
  • From Felix’s Vita sancti Guthlaci (c. 730-740)."The Early Texts of the Cult of Saint Guthlac". DOI:10.1080/0013838X.2018.1558700.