Leofwynn of Bishopstone

Leofwynn of Bishopstone, called Lewinna in the Latin sources, was, according to tradition, a British virgin put to death by pagan Saxons in the seventh century. She is venerated as a martyr in the Western Church.

Very little is known of her life. One source places her in the time of King Ecgberht of Kent (664-673) and Archbishop Theodore of Tarsus, and tradition says she was killed by a Saxon heathen for her faith and buried at a monastery in Sussex dedicated to Saint Andrew. Her name has been linked with the town of Lewes and with Bishopstone, near Seaford.

In 1058 a monk of the abbey of Bergues in Flanders named Balgerus crossed to England and took her relics from Seaford. The monk Drogo of Bergues wrote a long account of this translation and recorded the miracles worked at her tomb. The relics were kept at Bergues in a chest adorned with gold and silver and were destroyed in 1522 in the religious disturbances.

Her feast is 24 July (22 or 25 July in some calendars), according to the Western calendar, that is, new style.