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Died in Brittany, France, on October 6, c. 690. Saint Ywi, a monk at Lindisfarne in Northumbria, was ordained to the diaconate by Saint Cuthbert (f.d. March 20). He became another of the Celtic saints to evangelize the Continent. Ywi set sail for an unknown destination and landed in Brittany, where he lived as a hermit. He was known for his miracles of healing.

In the 10th century, his relics were translated by a group of wandering Breton clerics to Wilton, near Salisbury. There the solemn procession was met by Abbess Wulftrudis. The relics were laid on Saint Edith's altar while they ate before continuing the procession. Unfortunately, they found that the relics were immovable, so the abbess gave the clerics 2,000 solidi and they left the relics behind.

His feast is kept at Winchester, Wilton, Worcester, and elsewhere in southwestern England (Benedictines, Farmer).


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