St Winifrede lived in the 7th century. As a young lady she was called Gwenfrewi and was the victim of an attempted rape by a spurned suitor named Caradoc. As she fled to St Beuno’s (her uncles) church, the suitor caught and beheaded her. Hearing the commotion, St Beuno cursed Caradoc, replaced Gwenfrewi’s head and prayed over her restoring her to life.
Where her head had fallen, legend says a spring of healing water gushed forth. As they sat together on St Beuno’s stone, he told her that anyone coming to the well and asking in her name may receive a cure on their third visit (hence today’s three trips through the pool). St Winifrede lived out her life as a nun and became abbess at Gwytherin.
There is a continuous record of cure for over 800 years and it is interesting to view the book of cures held by the custodian.
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