Wuna of Wessex
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Saint Wuna of Wessex
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Statue of St. Wuna of Wessex at the Convent of St. Walburg, Eichstätt
Born 7th century
Died 710 C.E.
Venerated in Catholic Church
Feast February 7
Saint Wuna of Wessex (also known as Wunna, Winna, Wina, and Bonna) was a 7th and 8th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman and Christian saint. The name Wuna means “The Joyful One”. Her actual name is unknown, but she has been called Wuna since the Middle Ages.

History
According to Christian tradition, Wuna was the wife of Saint Richard the Pilgrim and the mother of Saint Willibald, Saint Walpurga, and Saint Winibald.[1][2] She was from a noble family in Wessex.[3] Some scholars have argued that she was a sister of Saint Boniface.[4]

She died around the year 710;[5] and is venerated in the Catholic Church with a feast day on 7 February.

Wuna of Wessex – Wikipedia

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Saint Wuna of Wessex (also known as Wunna, Winna, Wina, and Bonna) was a 7th and 8th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman and Christian saint. The name Wuna means “The Joyful One”. Her actual name is unknown, but she has been called Wuna since the Middle Ages.