Saint Winefride, statue at St Winefride's Well and Shrine. You can see the scar around her neck, marking where her head was placed back on her body by St Bueno. According to legend St Bueno restored her to life by placing her severed head back on her body after being decapitated by Caradoc. Holywell, Flintshire, Wales 25th June 2023. 2000s UK HOMER SYKES
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The holy well at St Winefride’s has been a place of pilgrimage since at least 1115. It is said to spring from the spot where 7th-century Welsh abbot St Beuno brought his niece Winifred back to life, though it’s likely that this story may actually have much older, pagan origins.