Died c. 780. We know that Saint Credan, 8th abbot of Evesham Abbey,
governed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia (757-796) because his
name appears in several of the king's charters. He had a thriving
cultus prior to the coming of the Normans, who suspected anything
Anglo-Saxon. The relics of Credan and other local saints at Evesham
were put through an ordeal by fire in 1077. It is reported that they
emerged unscathed and during the translation that followed, they are
reported to have shone like gold. Credan's relics and shrine also
withstood the damage that occurred when the church tower fell in 1207
(
Benedictines,
Farmer).