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Venerable

Bettelin

A disciple of Saint Guthlac and a hermit in England.

Feast
September 9old style September 22
Era
8th century

Life

Bettelin, also called Beccel, was in the eighth century a disciple of Saint Guthlac of Crowland in England, and a hermit. He lived at Crowland with companions under the first abbot, Kenulf. He is a saint of the undivided Church, venerated in the West.

His commemoration falls on 9 September (new calendar); the Churches on the Old Calendar keep the same day of the Menaion on 22 September of the civil calendar. We have no further details of his life.

Commemorated the same day September 9