Ymar

Saint Ymar of Reculver
Saint Ymar of Reculver
Martyr
Born	unknown
Died	c. 830
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church; Anglican Communion
Feast	12 November

Ymar of Reculver (died c. 830) is an Anglo-Saxon saint.

Background

A Benedictine monk of Reculver, Ymar was killed by Danish warriors. His name may be the source of the toponym Margate. A legend states that he had a dying wish to be buried in St Johns parish church in Margate. Sometime before 1407 the body of St Ymar was brought from Reculver, where he had been a monk, and buried in St John the Baptist's church, Margate [Wikidata]. Tradition insists that an old stone coffin lid at that church is his.

References

↑ "Saint Ymar (+ v. 830)", Nominis
↑ The Mayor and Charter Trustees of Margate
↑ "Here's History Kent". Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
↑ Cotton, Charles (1929). The Saxon Cathedral at Canterbury and The Saxon Saints Buried Therein. Manchester University Press. p. 74.
↑ Kent Archaeological Society, "The Church of St. John the Baptist, Margate", p.72, 1902

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[1] "Saint Ymar (+ v. 830)", Nominis

[2] The Mayor and Charter Trustees of Margate

[3] "Here's History Kent". Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2013.

[ccotton-4] Cotton, Charles (1929). The Saxon Cathedral at Canterbury and The Saxon Saints Buried Therein. Manchester University Press. p. 74.

[5] Kent Archaeological Society, "The Church of St. John the Baptist, Margate", p.72, 1902