View N of St Kenelm's Church, Romsley, Clent Hills, England, UK, with a modern carving of St Kenelm, a prince (& martyr) of Mercia, over the lychgate.

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View N of St Kenelm's Church, Romsley, Clent Hills, England, UK, with a modern carving of Kenelm over the lychgate. A prince of Mercia killed fighting the Welsh in 821, by the C10th Kenelm had become a saintly boy martyr, & by the C13th he was a king at the age of seven murdered in the Clent Hills at the behest of his sister Quendreda, the plot revealed by a letter delivered to Rome by a dove. As Kenelm's head fell to the ground healing springs were unleashed: a spring rises underneath the church & fills a complex of pools on the hillside below. Just to the W is a holy well, often decorated with clouties.

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Size: 4961px × 3770px
Location: St Kenelm's Church, Romsley, Clent Hills, Worcestershire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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