Title

St Winifrede's Well, Holywell, Flintshire, Wales. Artist: Unknown

Caption

St Winifrede's Well, Holywell, Flintshire, Wales. The Holy well of St Winefride is the longest continually operating Christian pilgrimage site in Great Britain. According to legend, in 660 AD, Winefride was decapitated by an enraged local chieftain after she spurned his advances. A spring rose from the ground on the spot where her head fell and she was later miraculously restored to life by St Beuno, her uncle. The waters of the spring have traditionally been believed to have miraculous healing powers.
The Print Collector collection

Date

Nov 30, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C51_144

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (8,1Mb) / 14,3in x 13,6in / 4287 x 4074 (300dpi)

Keywords

water building buildings people religious architecture Wales country religion spring British geography medieval Christian Christianity holy location century well Britain pilgrimage Welsh B&W MONOCHROME 19th century black & white black and white B W mediaeval Middle Ages nineteenth century The Print Collector Flintshire geographical feature Holywell TGN Unknown St Winifrede's Well