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Saint
Winifred of Treffynnon
New Calendar November 3 Old Calendar November 16
Why they are a saint
Saint Winifred was a Welsh virgin martyr of the 7th century. Her story was celebrated as early as the 8th century, but became popular in England in the 12th, when her hagiography was first written down. A healing spring at the traditional site of her decapitation and restoration is now a shrine and pilgrimage site called St Winefride's Well in Holywell, Flintshire, in Wales and known as "the Lourdes of Wales", which was granted the status of National Shrine for England and Wales in November 2023.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Winifred of Treffynnon as a patron when they bear the name Winifred at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on November 3.
Prayer
O holy Winifred of Treffynnon, pray to God for us.
A short general prayer to a saint, not a liturgical text. No public-domain troparion for this saint is included.