Also known as
    •    Wystan of Mercia
    •    Vistano…
    •    Wigstan…
    •    Wigstow…
    •    Winston…
    •    Wistan…
    •    Wistanstow…
    •    Wistow…
Memorial
    •    1 June
Profile
Prince of Mercia, the son of Wigmund of Mercia and Ælfflæd, daughter of King Ceolwulf I of Mercia. Killed in his youth by his regent Bertulph, king of Mercia, for opposing the marriage of Bertulph to Wistan’s mother. Some writers have considered him a martyrs.
Died
    •    murdered on 1 June 849 at Wistanstow, England
    •    buried in Repton Abbey, Derbyshire, England
    •    miracles reported at his tomb
    •    relics translated to the Evesham Abbey, and then the Evesham cathedral
Canonized
    • Pre-Congregation
Patronage
    •  Repton, England
Representation
    •  Saxon prince leaning on a sword